The punishment and torture of the "Peacock" dervishes by order of Emin Pasha's rebel officers: the dervishes are lined up and seated to have their ears sliced off. Coloured wood engraving by P. Naumann after W.H. Overend after A.J. Mounteney-Jephson.

  • Jephson, A. J. Mounteney (Arthur Jermy Mounteney), 1858-1908.
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43341i
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The victims are led out of a thatched hut into a square where they are surrounded by a crowd of villagers

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1 print : wood engraving, with watercolour ; image 22.8 x 31.3 cm

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Torturing the Mahdi's "Peacock" dervishes, by order of Emin Pasha's rebel officers. Sketch by Mr. A.J. Mounteney-Jephson. P. Naumann sculp. W.H. Overend.

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Wellcome Collection 43341i

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