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Pacieco hanged at Vlissingen, 1572
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Pacieco hanged at Vlissingen, 1572

Jan Luyken · 1728 - 1730 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Don Pedro (or Fernando) Pacieco, military engineer to the Duke of Alba, is hanged with two other Spaniards at Vlissingen, 8 April 1572. With many onlookers; in the background the masts of ships at the quay. An inscription in French below the image.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePacieco opgehangen te Vlissingen, 1572. 1728 - 1730. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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