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Murder of the Prince of Orange, 1584
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Murder of the Prince of Orange, 1584

anonymous · 1618 - 1624 · etching; paper

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

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The Prince of Orange murdered in Delft by Balthasar Gerards, 10 July 1584. In the foreground the prince is shot, in the background the murderer is arrested. Below the image a 16-line verse in 2 columns, below that pasted a description in 5 lines, in Dutch. Numbered: 16.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentBalthasar GerardsWilliam I (Prince of Orange)attempt, political murderPrinsenhof (Delft)Moord op Willem van Oranje
Credit lineMoord op de prins van Oranje, 1584. 1618 - 1624. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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