Above, Hippolitus, a Christian prelate is stripped to the waist, tied to the tail of a wild horse and dragged behind it; below, Roman soldiers throwing Calepodius, a Christian minister off a bridge into the Tiber. Engraving with etching, 1813.

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21 August 1813
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43193i
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view Above, Hippolitus, a Christian prelate is stripped to the waist, tied to the tail of a wild horse and dragged behind it; below, Roman soldiers throwing Calepodius, a Christian minister off a bridge into the Tiber. Engraving with etching, 1813.

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Above, Hippolitus, a Christian prelate is stripped to the waist, tied to the tail of a wild horse and dragged behind it; below, Roman soldiers throwing Calepodius, a Christian minister off a bridge into the Tiber. Engraving with etching, 1813. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (Paternoster Row) : Thomas Kelly, 21 August 1813.

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 29 x 18 cm

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Hippolitus a Christian prelate tied to the tail of a wild horse & dragged to death. Caleopodius a Christian minister thrown into the river tyber by the Romans.

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Wellcome Collection 43193i

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