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Judgment of Count Willem III regarding the bailiff of South Holland
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Judgment of Count Willem III regarding the bailiff of South Holland

Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo · 1613 · engraving; paper

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

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Count William III hands his sword to the executioner from his sickbed. In the foreground the bailiff of Dordrecht kneels; to the right the bailiff is being heard in confession by a priest in preparation for his execution. Central scene surrounded by six small scenes depicting the successive episodes of the story of the Justice of Count William III in the year 1336.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOordeel van graaf Willem III over de baljuw van Zuid-Holland. 1613. Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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