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Beheading of the Guild Masters on the Grote Markt in Zwolle
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Beheading of the Guild Masters on the Grote Markt in Zwolle

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1783 - 1799 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A large number of guild masters beheaded on the night of St. Lucy's Day on the market in Zwolle, 1418. A man receives the last sacrament from a priest, behind him the executioner waits with a sword.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentcorporative organization, guildZwolleHoekse en Kabeljauwse twisten
Credit lineOnthoofding van de gildemeesters op de Grote Markt te Zwolle. 1783 - 1799. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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