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The murder of the De Witt brothers in the Hague on 20 August 1672. Etching by R. de Hooghe.

The brothers Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelius tortured, disembowelled and torn to pieces in the market-place of The Hague in 1672. Etching.

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Cornelis de Witt

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The murder of the De Witt brothers in the Hague on 20 August 1672. Etching by R. de Hooghe.

The brothers Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelius tortured, disembowelled and torn to pieces in the market-place of The Hague in 1672. Etching.