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Murder of William of Orange, 1584
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Murder of William of Orange, 1584

Frans Hogenberg · 1587 - c. 1591 · etching; paper

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

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William of Orange assassinated by Balthasar Gerards, 10 July 1584. View of the interior of the Prinsenhof: in the background the prince receives Gerards in a room, in the foreground the prince is shot. On the left Gerards attempts to escape and is captured. With an inscription of 12 lines in German. Numbered in the lower left: 204. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMoord op Willem van Oranje, 1584. 1587 - c. 1591. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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