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An engraving of men in cloaks and ruffs standing in a hall with a chequered floor; one figure is labelled as Count Schlick
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In a chequered hall, the emperor's commissioners read the sentences; Count Schlick stands before them.

Made by
Anonymous
Made
1621
Technique
Engraving
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain (CC0).
The event: The Old Town Square execution →Source ↗

The corner scene of the news sheet’s top strip. Of the thirty men sentenced, twenty-seven were to die and three to be driven out of the city.

An engraving of men in cloaks and ruffs standing in a hall with a chequered floor; one figure is labelled as Count Schlick

The Old Town Square execution

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