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Mason, George Henry

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Images by Mason, George Henry

32 images from works
  • A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man kneeling on the ground is about to be beheaded with a sword. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is lying on an horizontal pillory while two Chinese men are tying a rope around the wooden structure at its base and a third man is hammering on a pole in order to crush the victim's ankles. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man with his hands bound behind his back and two red flags on his head is being whipped with wooden sticks, as he is led to trial by a man beating a gong. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese prisoner kneeling on the ground is having his fingers tortured by three men. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, 1812.
  • Left, a Tartar musketeer holding a gun; right, Chinese man carrying the cangue around his neck as a punishment. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, 1812.
  • The punishments of China / illustrated by twenty-two engravings: with explanations in English and French. [Anon].
  • A Chinese man is attached by the neck and the ankles to a metal rod. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is seated in a wooden cage. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man with bound feet being led to execution by two Chinese men holding swords. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
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John Dadley
Freschi, Andrea, 1774-
China
Punishment
Torture
Restraint of prisoners