The coffin containing the remains of Gilles van Ledenberg is hung on the gallows outside The Hague, May 15, 1619. Van Ledenberg had committed suicide on the night of 28-29 September 1618 and was sentenced to death once more in May 1619. Below the image is a description of the events, Van Ledenberg's coffin on the gallows t'Gerecht van s'Gravenhage , print maker: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1619, paper, etching, h 186 mm × w 191 mm

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