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The Beheading of Egmont and Horne
Meyerpeck, Wolfgang1568
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The counts of Egmont and of Horne are among the most important nobles in the Netherlands. Immediately following Alva’s arrival they are imprisoned and accused of high treason, lese-majesty, and supporting the Protestants.Their execution takes place on 5 June 1568 in Brussels’
Grand-Place. News of their beheading travels beyond the Netherlands via prints and is met with great revulsion.
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- Title: The Beheading of Egmont and Horne
- Creator: Meyerpeck, Wolfgang
- Date Created: 1568
- Physical Dimensions: papier
- Subject Keywords: Terechtstelling van Egmond en Horne, Grote Markt, Álvarez de Toledo, Fernando (3e hertog van Alva), Egmond, Lamoraal graaf van, Montmorency, Filips van (graaf van Horne)
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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