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Executions by Order of Alba, ca. 1567
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Executions by Order of Alba, ca. 1567

anonymous · 1618 - 1624 · etching; paper

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

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Executions carried out by order of the Duke of Alba, in the foreground a beheading, behind it a hanging. Below the image, a poem of 16 lines in 2 columns, below which is pasted a description in 5 lines, in Dutch. Numbered: 5.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentTachtigjarige Oorlog
Credit lineExecuties op bevel van Alva, ca. 1567. 1618 - 1624. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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