print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1849,1208.346
- Description
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An executioner standing on a podium on a square in Haarlem, lifting a sword; about to strike off the head of a blinded, kneeling man; illustration to the 1754 edition of Theodor Schrevelius' "Harlemias" (Haarlem: 1647)
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1647-1754 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 112 millimetres
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Width: 157 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- For comment see 1849,1208.333.
This print is undescribed in Hollstein and Landwehr, but most certainly shows stylistic similarities with other prints by Romeyn de Hooghe.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Council of Blood 1567
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Harlemias, of eerste stichting der stad Haarlem: Vermeerdert met historische aantekeningen tot den jaare 1750 (Johannes Marshoorn: Haarlem, 1754)
- Acquisition date
- 1849
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1849,1208.346