Judgment of Count William III on the bailiff of South Holland, 1336, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1675 - 1725 Canvas Print

Judgment of Count William III on the bailiff of South Holland, 1336, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, 1675 - 1725 Canvas Print

Judgment of Count William III on the bailiff of South Holland. Central performance: Count William III hands over his sword to the executioner from his sickbed. In the foreground the sheriff of Dordrecht kneels, on the right the bailiff is taken the confession by a priest in preparation for his execution. Central representation with six small scenes of the successive episodes of the story of the jurisprudence of Count William III in the year 1336. For each performance a caption consisting of a spell and a verse of two columns of eight lines. Numbered 1-5 and 7. The central representation numbered 6. Here is a caption of 4 columns and a description in 6 columns. 1: The bailiff tries to buy the farmer's cow. On the right the bailiff of South Holland with a bag of money, on the left the farmer and his family. In the background, the cow is milked by the farmer's wife. 2: The bailiff takes the farmer's cow away after having exchanged it for one less one. In the background, the farmer and his family look on helplessly. 3: The bailiff complains to Count William III who is ill in bed at Valenciennes. 4: The sheriff of Dordrecht receives the letter from Count William III in which he is asked to come to the Valenciennes court together with the bailiff of South Holland. 5: Count Willem III, lying in bed, hears the stories of the farmer, on the left, and the bailiff of South Holland, standing on the right next to the sheriff of Dordrecht. 7: The sheriff of Dordrecht pays the farmer his compensation of 100 gold pieces. On the right, the widow of the bailiff of South Holland mourns the coffin of her executed husband. At the bottom also a representation of the personification of Justice (Justice) with executions in the background (perhaps in connection with the execution in 1598 of Pieter Panne because of his failed attempt on Prince Maurice). Entirely in an ornamental border.

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