Gedicht op het zwaard waarmee Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in 1619 zou zijn onthoofd 1743 - 1745

Johannes Badon’s “Gedicht op het zwaard waarmee Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in 1619 zou zijn onthoofd” (1743-1745), is a handwritten poem in Dutch. It is a powerful and moving tribute to Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, a Dutch statesman who was executed in 1619. The poem, which Badon wrote in his own hand, is likely a draft of a poem that was later published. The text is written in an elegant and flowing script, characteristic of Badon’s work. The poem is written in Dutch and is likely a draft for a published work.