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Summary
While this is certainly an executioner’s sword, it is highly doubtful whether it was used to behead Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. The provenance of this murderous weapon goes back no further than the 18th century. It was in the possession of the poet Frans Greenwood around 1745. He probably had his own verse engraved on it, dedicated to ‘the innocent hero, poor wretched Oldenbarnevelt’.
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executioner s sword
iron metal
forging
engraving
behead oldenbarnevelt
high resolution
18th century
3d object
iron
metal
rijksmuseum
Date
1600 - 1625
Source
Rijksmuseum
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")