The beheading of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth on July 15, 1685 on the scaffold at London. Only after several blows did the executioner succeed in beheading the duke. Monmouth led an unsuccessful rebellion against the Catholic King James II. Print marked at top right: fol: 65., Beheading of the Duke of Monmouth, 1685 Monmouth Unhappily Beheaded with Several Blows , print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1689, paper, etching, h 182 mm × w 131 mm

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