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Hinrichtung Peter Stump (Execution of Peter Stump)
This woodcut shows the 'breaking wheel' as it was used in Germany in the Middle Ages. The exact date is unknown, as is the creator, but it depicts the execution of Peter Stumpf in Cologne in 1589. This form of punishment was most common during the…
Hell Broke Loose, or, The Murder of Louis
Satire on the execution of Louis XVI; the king kneeling under the guillotine operated by two winged devils; Abbé Edgeworth kneeling in front of him, with crucifix and prayer's book; angel playing trumpet among clouds surrounded by devils flying…
Great News!
Two men handing out news notices in the street. One blowing a small wind instrument.
Gin Lane
A scene of urban desolation with gin-crazed Londoners, notably a woman who lets her child fall to its death and an emaciated ballad-seller; in the background is the tower of St George's Bloomsbury; in this state, the child's face has been changed so…
Execution of Thomas Armstrong
Engraving depicting the execution of Sir Thomas Armstrong in Tyburn, on 20 June 1684.
