The Widow of Barnevelt.The Widow of Barnevelt imploring the Mercy of Maurice, Prince of Nassau, for her Son.“Icouldnot ask mercy for my husband—hewas innocent—but I implore it for my son, whoisguilty.” This was the observation of the widow of Barnevelt to Maurice of Nassau, when interceding for her son, who in 1624 had engaged in a conspiracy to revenge his father’s death.
The Widow of Barnevelt.The Widow of Barnevelt imploring the Mercy of Maurice, Prince of Nassau, for her Son.“Icouldnot ask mercy for my husband—hewas innocent—but I implore it for my son, whoisguilty.” This was the observation of the widow of Barnevelt to Maurice of Nassau, when interceding for her son, who in 1624 had engaged in a conspiracy to revenge his father’s death.
The Widow of Barnevelt imploring the Mercy of Maurice, Prince of Nassau, for her Son.
“Icouldnot ask mercy for my husband—hewas innocent—but I implore it for my son, whoisguilty.” This was the observation of the widow of Barnevelt to Maurice of Nassau, when interceding for her son, who in 1624 had engaged in a conspiracy to revenge his father’s death.