Count William III of Holland orders the beheading of his bailiff, Thronus Justitiae duodecim pulcherrimis tabulis artificiosissime aeri incisis illustratus (series title), William III the Good, Count of Holland and Hainaut, condemns his bailiff from his sickbed and orders him beheaded. In the background, the occasion can be seen: the bailiff has swindled a farmer by selling him a bad cow for a good one. Below the image two four-line verses in Latin. The print is part of an album., print maker: Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg (mentioned on object), Joachim Wtewael (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1606, paper, engraving, height 300 mm × width 389 mm
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