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Hein Kemper escorted by police on the Prinsengracht, 1854
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Hein Kemper (Johann Heinrich Kämper), accused of murder, is led by police from the prison to the court of justice over the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam during his trial, 20 July 1854. The prisoner is escorted by a contingent of infantry or militia and dragoons on horseback through the crowd. The triple murderer Kemper was the last person on whom the death penalty was carried out.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHein Kemper begeleid door politie op de Prinsengracht, 1854. 1854. Alexander Ver Huell. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
