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Title page for: F. Duim, The fratricide of Kornelis and Joan de Wit, 1744
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Title page for: F. Duim, The fratricide of Kornelis and Joan de Wit, 1744

Simon Fokke · 1744 · etching; paper

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

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Johan and Cornelis de Witt are taken out of the Gevangenpoort in The Hague and killed on the street by the furious mob, 20 August 1672. At the bottom two small scenes of dragging and mutilating the bodies.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprinthistorieprentCornelis de WittJohan de WittlynchingGevangenpoort (Den Haag)Dood van de gebroeders De Witt
Credit lineTitelpagina voor: F. Duim, De broedermoort, van Kornelis en Joan de Wit, 1744. 1744. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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