Dood van de gebroeders De Witt en de verminking van hun lichamen, 1672 1672

This anonymous 1672 etching, titled "Dood van de gebroeders De Witt en de verminking van hun lichamen" (Death of the De Witt brothers and the mutilation of their bodies), depicts the gruesome aftermath of the murder of the brothers Cornelis and Johan de Witt. The scene takes place in the Hague, where the brothers were brutally murdered by an angry mob in 1672. The graphic portrayal of the brothers' dismembered bodies hanging from a pole showcases the intensity of the political turmoil of the time. This artwork, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, provides a stark historical record of a pivotal moment in Dutch history.