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Satirical print with the execution of the Prince's party, 1784
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Satirical print with the execution of the Prince's party, 1784

anonymous · 1784 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Satirical print in which Orangists are tortured and executed. Kaat Mossel with orange ribbons tied to a cross to be broken on the wheel ('gelebraakt') by the executioner. The Leiden baker Adriaan Trago is already broken on a wheel, and the Leiden chief bailiff Brender à Brandis hangs from the gallows. The preacher Petrus Hofstede and the Duke of Brunswick await a similar fate. On the left under a tree, Prince Willem V looks on but dares not speak. The print is accompanied by a text sheet with an explanation of the scene in two columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent met de executie van prinsgezinden, 1784. 1784. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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