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[Execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt]13 Mey 1619. Ik ben wel gerust te sterven: maer kan geen redenen bedenken waerom ik sterven met [...]
[Anon., c.1650]
Etching, sheet 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"). Repaired tear.
Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) led to his execution at the Binnehof in the Hague. Van Oldenbarnevelt held the influential position of Land's Advocate of Holland for thirty-two years, but after he proposed that the States of Holland raise a force of 4000 men to keep the peace, this was interpreted as a declaration of independence by the States-General, who arrested Oldenbarnevelt and sentenced him to death.
For another image of Oldenbarnevelt's execution see ref. 42795.
[Ref: 44191] £65.00
Etching, sheet 130 x 165mm (5 x 6½"). Repaired tear.
Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) led to his execution at the Binnehof in the Hague. Van Oldenbarnevelt held the influential position of Land's Advocate of Holland for thirty-two years, but after he proposed that the States of Holland raise a force of 4000 men to keep the peace, this was interpreted as a declaration of independence by the States-General, who arrested Oldenbarnevelt and sentenced him to death.
For another image of Oldenbarnevelt's execution see ref. 42795.
[Ref: 44191] £65.00