Historical Executions and Punishments

Dramatic depictions of historical punishments, including executions and beheadings, set in various historical contexts with somber tones.

Print marked top right: Sesde Afdeeling Fol. 77., Beheading of James Scott Duke of Monmouth at London, 1685 Jacobus, Hartog of Monmout, Seer Elendiglyk the Hooft repulsed , print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 195 mm × w 151 mm
Print marked top right: Sesde Afdeeling Fol. 77., Beheading of James Scott Duke of Monmouth at London, 1685 Jacobus, Hartog of Monmout, Seer Elendiglyk the Hooft repulsed , print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1698, paper, etching, h 195 mm × w 151 mm