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Willem van Swanenburg
Count William III of Holland Permitting the Beheading of His Bailiff1607

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a multi-figure interior scene with soldiers, a kneeling captive, a seated official, and Latin text below

Willem van Swanenburg, Joachim Antonisz Wtewael, Count William III of Holland Permitting the Beheading of His Bailiff, 1607, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Willem van Swanenburg
Holland, Leiden, circa 1581-1612
After
Joachim Antonisz Wtewael
Netherlands, Utrecht, 1566-1638
Title
Count William III of Holland Permitting the Beheading of His Bailiff
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1607
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 18 1/8 in. (36.2 × 46.04 cm) Image: 11 3/4 × 15 1/4 in. (29.85 × 38.74 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.354h
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings