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Eighteen nobles beheaded in Brussels, 1568
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Eighteen nobles beheaded in Brussels, 1568

Frans Hogenberg · 1568 - c. 1572 · etching; paper

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

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The beheading of eighteen nobles, including the two brothers of Batenburg, on a scaffold at the Paardenmarkt in Brussels, 1 June 1568. With an inscription of 8 lines in German. Numbered in the lower left: 56. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladhistorieprentDirk van Bronckhorst en BatenburgZavelTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineAchttien edelen te Brussel onthoofd, 1568. 1568 - c. 1572. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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