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Arquebusade, outside the Leidse Poort in Amsterdam, in February 1788, Executions outside the Leidsepoort in Amsterdam, 1788, print, Executions by May's Swiss Regiment, outside the Leidsepoort in Amsterdam, February 1788. Council-martial in the open air, a condemned man hangs on the gallows, another kneels to the left before a firing squad. With six-line verse below the oval illustration., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, height 146 mm x width 125 mm, Used as an illustration in: De reizende gouverneur, of Wandelingen door Holland: zynde een handboek voor de Bataafsche jeugdlingschap. Amsterdam: Hendrik de Vries, 1794., execution, military disciplinary punishment, violent death by fusillade, military court, court-martial, Prussian invasion of the Republic, Amsterdam, Leidsepoort, Period, 1788-02, A circular engraving depicts a scene framed by a thin border with bare trees arching inward and a small building with a pitched roof and chimneys to the left, a group of uniformed soldiers carrying long weapons standing in formation near the center, a wooden gallows structure with a hanging figure to the right of center, a crowd of onlookers gathered behind the soldiers and near the trees, a man on his knees in front of a standing figure who gestures toward him near the left foreground, and a pathway or ground area with scattered stones and shading beneath the figures.

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Arquebusade outside Leidse Poort Amsterdam February 1788 Executions outside Leidsepoort 1788 print Executions s Swiss Regiment Council-martial open air condemned man hangs gallows another kneels left firing squad six-line verse oval illustration printmaker Northern Netherlands paper etching height 146 mm x width 125 mm illustration in De reizende gouverneur Wandelingen door Holland zynde een handboek voor de Bataafsche jeugdlingschap Hendrik de Vries 1794 execution military disciplinary punishment violent death fusillade military court court-martial Prussian invasion Republic Period 1788-02 circular engraving depicts scene framed thin border bare trees arching inward small building pitched roof chimneys group uniformed soldiers carrying long weapons standing formation near center wooden structure hanging figure right crowd onlookers gathered soldiers near trees man knees front standing figure gestures left foreground pathway ground area scattered stones shading beneath figures