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The beheading of Egmont and Horn in 1568
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The beheading of Egmont and Horn in 1568

anonymous · 1618 - 1624 · etching; paper

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

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The counts of Egmond and Horne are beheaded on a scaffold, 5 June 1568, Grote Markt in Brussels. Below the representation a verse of 16 lines in 2 columns, below which a description in 6 lines is pasted, in Dutch. Numbered: 7.

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printhistorieprentLamoraal graaf van Egmond
Credit lineDe onthoofding van Egmont en Horne in 1568. 1618 - 1624. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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