Identification title(s): count willem ii falls through the ice at hoogwoud, 1256. Object type: print history print object number: rp-p-1883-a-7276. B. Catalog reference: fmh 169. Description: count willem ii falls through the ice of the berkmeer near hoogwoud and is killed by the west frisians, january 21, 1256. The count on horseback falls through the ice and is beaten to death by ferocious farmers with clubs. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: arnold houbraken (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1681 - 1683. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 178 mm (printed from a larger plate on which several scenes were shown) × w 133 mmexplanationillustration for: lambert van den bosch, the scene of accidents, 2 parts, 1683, vol. 2, fol. 142. Subject: what: violent death, being killed; being abused and maltreated; seeking deathattempt, political murder. Count willem ii falls through the ice near hoogwoud. When: 1256-01-28 - 1256-01-28. Where. Hoogwoud. Who: william ii (count of holland). Acquisition: purchase 1883. Date: between 1681 and 1683.
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