Two saints are tortured before a platform with a rack. Etching.

  • E., A., active 1821.
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Two saints are tortured before a platform with a rack. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The saint on the right is tortured with pliers while the saint on the left has a hot liquid poured onto him

The rack in the background is surrounded by a number of implements of torture, such as torches, hooks, pliers and whips

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; sheet 19.2 x 12.9 cm

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Wellcome Collection 43392i

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