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Execution of Spell, 1570
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Execution by hanging on the orders of Alba of the provost Hans de Greef, alias Spell or Spelleken in Brussels, 11 February 1570. On the right Spell kisses one of his associates. In the middle Spell hangs on the gallows with his sentence (sentencie) on his chest. On the left another of his associates is being whipped. With inscription of 12 lines in German. Numbered: 18.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineExecutie van Spell, 1570. 1570. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
