Fresh on the execution of Van Gogh, 1778, Unknown, 1778 print Leaf with a verse on the beheading of Johannes Bartholomeus Ferdinandus van Gogh in Amsterdam on April 4, 1778. Van Gogh was sentenced to death for the murder of his beloved, the Prostitué Anna Smitshuizen. Text in four columns forms an acrostichon of the names of the convicted person and his loved one. Amsterdam paper letterpress printing Amsterdam

---

Size: 4638px × 5928px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: