Terechtstelling van Cornelis van den Burgh, 1789 Executie van 't Vonnis, aan C. van der Burgh Burgemeester der Stad Bolswerd &c. &c. binnen Leeuwarden, den 16 May 1789 (titel op object), RP-P-1884-A-8156, Rienk Jelgerhuis, between 1789 and 1791

Identification title(s): execution of cornelis van den burgh, 1789. Execution of 't verdict, to c. Van der burgh mayor of the city of bolswerd &c. &c. , in leeuwarden, 16 may 1789 (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1884-a-8156. Catalog reference: fmh 5118. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 2228 inscription, verso center, handwritten in brown ink: 'n. 31'. Description: execution of cornelis van der burg, mayor of bolsward, in leeuwarden on may 16, 1789. A large crowd of spectators in front of the scaffold. When the mayor kneels blindfolded on the scaffold and the executioner holds the sword above his head, the death sentence is commuted to a banishment of twenty years. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: rienk jelgerhuis. Place of manufacture: leeuwarden. Dating: 1789 - 1791. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 226 mm × w 286 mm. Subject: what: historical events and situations (with date). Execution of cornelis van der burg. When: 1789-05-16 - 1789-05-16. Where. Leeuwarden. Who: cornelis van der burg. Acquisition: purchase 1884. Date: between 1789 and 1791.