Keywords: Louis Gallait - Last Respects to the Remains of Counts Egmont and Hoorn - Walters 37971.jpg Tried for treason by the Duke of Alva's Council of Blood for their defense of traditional liberties and opposition to the establishment of the Inquisition in the low lands Egmont and Horne were beheaded on June 5 1568 Their executions sparked the rebellion which resulted in the independence of Holland With the rise of nationalism in the 19th century they were glorified as martyrs of Flemish freedom 1859 watercolor paper cm 35 56 49 85 accession number 37 971 35698 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters A Supple Brush The Flowering of Continental Watercolors The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979 A Connoisseur's Portfolio place of origin Belgium Walters Art Museum license 2D A Connoisseur's Portfolio Louis Gallait French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1850s paintings from France 1859 paintings Lamoral Count of Egmont Philip de Montmorency Count of Horne |