Ophanging en onthoofding van veroordeelden Illustraties vaderlandse geschiedenis (serietitel), RP-P-OB-50.819, Simon Fokke, between 1722 and 1784

Identification title(s): hanging and beheading of convicts. Illustrations of national history (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-50. 819. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: depiction from national history. In a city square, a group of convicts have been hanged on the left and figures on the right are being beheaded in turn. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1722 - 1784. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 91 mm (cut off at the top; printed from a larger plate on which several scenes were shown) × w 105 mm. Subject: what: violent death by hanging death penalty, execution. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1722 and 1784.