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Willem III, Count of Holland, Ordering the Beheadal of the Bailiff of Zuid Holland, 1336
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Willem III, Count of Holland, Ordering the Beheadal of the Bailiff of Zuid Holland, 1336

1620 - 1649 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

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

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William III, Count of Holland, orders the beheading of the bailiff of South Holland, 1336. The count, ill in bed on the left, gives the order to the executioner to behead the bailiff, who is kneeling before him blindfolded and half-naked. A priest takes care of the condemned man.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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paintingjudicial verdictdeath penalty, executionRechtspraak van graaf Willem III
Credit lineWillem III, Count of Holland, Ordering the Beheadal of the Bailiff of Zuid Holland, 1336. 1620 - 1649. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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