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Beheading of Egmont and Horn, 1568
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Beheading of Egmont and Horn, 1568

anonymous · 1568 - 1599 · etching; paper

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

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The execution of the Counts of Egmond and Horne at the Grote Markt in Brussels, 5 June 1568. The body of Egmond lies on the scaffold under a cloth, Horne kneels before the executioner. Spanish soldiers around the scaffold. Numbered at the bottom: No. 2, and next to it written: 333.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printhistorieprentLamoraal graaf van EgmondGrote Markt (Brussel)
Credit lineOnthoofding van Egmond en Horne, 1568. 1568 - 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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