Dood van de graaf van Hoogstraten, 1568

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### Dood van deaf van Hoogstraten 1568 This striking etching by Dutch artist Theodoor Koning, created in 1779, captures the dramatic "Death of the Count of Hoogstraten" from 1568. The title refers to Philip of Montmorency, Count of Horn (also known as Hoogstraten), prominent nobleman executed during the early stages of the Dutch Re against Spanish rule. His beheading in Brussels, ordered by the Duke of Alba symbolized the brutal suppression of Protestant nobles and fueled the Eighty Years' War for Dutch independence. Koning's print revives this pivotal moment over two centuries later, serving...