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La Motte-Gondrin hanged at Valenciennes, 1562
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La Motte-Gondrin hanged at Valenciennes, 1562

Frans Hogenberg · 1565 - 1573 · etching; paper

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

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La Motte-Gondrin hanged at Valenciennes, 25 April 1562. Above, he is ambushed in his house by soldiers; the house is plundered and set on fire, and his body is hung out of the window. With an eight-line inscription in German. Numbered: 10. Leaf from an album that has been disassembled. Numbered in the upper right (in pen): 44.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLa Motte-Gondrin opgehangen te Valenciennes, 1562. 1565 - 1573. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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