Execution of Cornelis van der Burg, mayor of Bolsward, in Leeuwarden on 16 May 1789. In front of the scaffold a large crowd of spectators. When the mayor kneels blindfolded on the scaffold the executioner holds the sword over his head and the death sentence is commuted to banishment for twenty years, Execution of Cornelis van den Burgh, 1789 Execution of 't Verdict, to C. van der Burgh Burgemeester der Stad Bolswerd &c.. &c., within Leeuwarden, den 16 May 1789 (title on object), print maker: Rienk Jelgerhuis, Leeuwarden, 1789 - 1791, paper, etching, h 226 mm × w 286 mm