Mutilation of the Corpses of the De Witt Brothers
Painter: Romeyn de Hooghe
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Medium: pen and brown ink, brush and grey ink, over black chalk and graphite, perspective lines in graphite; squared for transfer in graphite; framing line in brown ink
Description: Mutilating the bodies of the De Witt brothers at The Hague on Aug. 20, 1672. Around the scaffold, civilians and soldiers have gathered. In the foreground, a man runs away with the pieces of clothing of the victims. On the scaffold, two men hold up parts of the bodies.
