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Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother are being driven away in a cart to be executed; on the right, Guido Reni is sketching a portrait of Beatrice. Etching, ca. 1850.
Date: [1850?]Reference: 568704i
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The beheading of Lords Balmerino and Kilmarnock at Tower Hill, London, in 1746, attended by a large crowd; with portraits of four of the rebel lords. Etching with engraving.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 43513i
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A public hanging in Trebizond. Wood engraving by Ch. Barbant after Th. Deyrolle.
Théophile DeyrolleDate: [1875]Reference: 582014i
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Vietnam: the headless body of an executed man lying on the ground; an official is holding the man's head. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat, 1889, after C.E. Hocquard.
Charles-Édouard HocquardDate: 1890Reference: 579929i
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Giacomo Cenci is executed in Rome for the killing of his father Count Cenci, by being struck on the head with a mallet (mazzolatura). Etching, ca. 1850.
Date: [1850?]Reference: 568707i