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Mayor Westerwijk of Goes led out of prison, 1692
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Mayor Westerwijk of Goes led out of prison, 1692

Jacobus Buys · 1785 · pen; brush; paper; ink

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

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Mayor Adolph Westerwijk of Goes sentenced to death in a conflict with Stadtholder Willem III. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. In the depiction, soldiers pull the woman away from the mayor at the moment he is led out of prison, 30 December 1692. Design for a print.

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Credit lineBurgemeester Westerwijk te Goes uit de gevangenis geleid, 1692. 1785. Jacobus Buys. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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