The Execution by Gunpowder of Hendrik Eemkens in 1562 in Utrecht, design for illustration in T.J. van Bragt, "Het bloedig tooneel, of Martelaers spiegel der doopsgesinde of weereloose christenen (The Mirror of Martyrs), 1685.
date: label: Date
content: 1683-1685
name: label: Artist
content: Jan Luyken, Dutch, 1649 - 1712
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Eemkins, an anabaptist, is tied to a stake with gunpowder hung from his neck, at left. An executioner, right, uses a pitchfork to raise a bundle of burning hay; the explosion is indicated by occluding lines radiating outward from Eemkins' body. A priest at left and numerous figures witness the scene, which takes place in the city square of Utrecht.
place: label: made in
content: Amsterdam, Netherlands
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hugh Cassel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1958-143-2
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, laid down
label: Dimensions
content: 10.9 × 13.5 cm (4 5/16 × 5 5/16 in.)