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The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome. Engraving by B. Curti, 1649, after L. Ferrari.
Ferrari, Luca, 1605-1654.Date: 1649Reference: 22640i
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The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher.
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652.Reference: 43489i
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The procession of Shimazu-Seiji through the streets of Yokohama to execution for murder, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.
Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891.Date: 1865Reference: 580194i
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A procession follows Christ carrying the cross. Engraving by W. French after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Reference: 23022i
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China: a man standing in a locked cage as a method of slow torture or execution. Photograph, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 663448i
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The beheading of the accomplices of the murderers of two British officers in Japan, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.
Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891.Date: 1865Reference: 580192i
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The Virgin Mary or Mary Magdalene before the crucified Christ. Watercolour painting.
Reference: 23204i
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Salome shows the head of John the Baptist to her parents at the feast. Engraving, 1652, after P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: 1652Reference: 24123i
Part of: Historiae sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti.
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Saint John the Baptist: Salome holding his severed head on a charger. Etching by F. Huot, 1787, after P. Bordone.
Bordone, Paris, 1500-1571.Date: 1787Reference: 6253i
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Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.
Date: 1555Reference: 24653i
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A woman crucified on a Y-shaped cross on a dark purple, green, pink and black ground
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: 20 December 1958Reference: 2882113i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A Chinese man is being led to execution by four men. Wood engraving, 1857.
Date: [1857]Reference: 579728i
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Achan is stoned to death for stealing the spoils of the fall of Jericho. Line engraving.
Reference: 18342i
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A Chinese man preparing to be executed by decapitation: the man is shown being made to kneel on the ground, while the executioner raises his sword. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 18--?.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 573801i
Ephemera
Lamentation of Franz Muller.
Date: [1864]
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Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by N. Le Mire, 1791, after Borel after G. Reni.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.Reference: 6246i
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The crucifixion of Christ. Woodcut.
Reference: 23209i
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Ralegh's last journey : a tale of madness, vanity, and treachery / Paul Hyland.
Hyland, Paul, 1953-Date: 2003
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Christ is taken down from the cross. Mezzotint after P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Reference: 23216i
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China: the bodies and heads of four men who have been beheaded lie on the ground; a group of Chinese soldiers stand nearby, one of them wiping his sword. Photograph.
Date: [1900?]Reference: 663488i
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The martyrdom of Saint Agnes: she is stabbed, and an angel receives the martyr's palm from Christ for bestowal upon her. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
Domenichino, 1581-1641Reference: 8721i
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Canton, China: a woman being beheaded. Photograph, 1927.
Date: [1927]Reference: 663457i
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M0001085: A Chinese woman being taken to be executed by strangulation
Date: 12 August 1930Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/10/21
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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China: a woman sentenced to execution by strangulation for murdering her husband, being strangled with a garrotte. Photograph, 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 663455i
Part of: China: execution by strangulation of a woman convicted of murdering her husband
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The martyrdom of Saint Agnes. Pen and ink drawing by F. Rosaspina (?) after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1619-21.
Domenichino, 1581-1641.Reference: 11761i

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The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome. Engraving by B. Curti, 1649, after L. Ferrari.

The execution of the eight surviving conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1606 in London. Etching with engraving by C.J. Visscher.

The procession of Shimazu-Seiji through the streets of Yokohama to execution for murder, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.

A procession follows Christ carrying the cross. Engraving by W. French after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

China: a man standing in a locked cage as a method of slow torture or execution. Photograph, 18--.

The beheading of the accomplices of the murderers of two British officers in Japan, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.

The Virgin Mary or Mary Magdalene before the crucified Christ. Watercolour painting.

Salome shows the head of John the Baptist to her parents at the feast. Engraving, 1652, after P.P. Rubens.

Saint John the Baptist: Salome holding his severed head on a charger. Etching by F. Huot, 1787, after P. Bordone.

Eleven decorated initials from the Basel 1555 edition of Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica. Woodcuts, 1555.

A woman crucified on a Y-shaped cross on a dark purple, green, pink and black ground

A Chinese man is being led to execution by four men. Wood engraving, 1857.

Achan is stoned to death for stealing the spoils of the fall of Jericho. Line engraving.

A Chinese man preparing to be executed by decapitation: the man is shown being made to kneel on the ground, while the executioner raises his sword. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 18--?.

Lamentation of Franz Muller.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by N. Le Mire, 1791, after Borel after G. Reni.

The crucifixion of Christ. Woodcut.

Ralegh's last journey : a tale of madness, vanity, and treachery / Paul Hyland.

Christ is taken down from the cross. Mezzotint after P.P. Rubens.

China: the bodies and heads of four men who have been beheaded lie on the ground; a group of Chinese soldiers stand nearby, one of them wiping his sword. Photograph.

The martyrdom of Saint Agnes: she is stabbed, and an angel receives the martyr's palm from Christ for bestowal upon her. Engraving by G. Audran after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Canton, China: a woman being beheaded. Photograph, 1927.

M0001085: A Chinese woman being taken to be executed by strangulation

China: a woman sentenced to execution by strangulation for murdering her husband, being strangled with a garrotte. Photograph, 19--.

The martyrdom of Saint Agnes. Pen and ink drawing by F. Rosaspina (?) after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1619-21.