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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt kneeling before his beheading, 1619
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt kneels before his beheading at the Binnenhof in The Hague on 13 May 1619. His servant Jan Francken kneels beside him on the scaffold, a preacher holds a prayer. On the square, the assembled onlookers.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJohan van Oldenbarnevelt knielt voor zijn onthoofding, 1619. 1728. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.