Above, the martyr Nicholas Burton is tied and suspended from a hook and tortured by men using pliers to tear flesh from his body; below, Richard Wilmot and Thomas Halifax are scourged in Drapers Hall, London. Engraving with etching.

Date:
22 August 1812
Reference:
43185i
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London (Paternoster Row) : Thomas Kelly, 22 August 1812.

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

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Nicholas Burton suffering the tortures of the inquisition. Richd. Wilmot & Thos. Fairfax terribly scourged in the Drapershall, London.

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Wellcome Collection 43185i

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