Joe Huggins, condemned for throttling an old gentleman, is stripped to the waist and kneeling before policemen pleading for mercy while the executioner is rolling up the sleeves of his shirt to begin with the flogging. Wood engraving by J. Swain after Sir J. Tenniel, 1872.

    • Tenniel, John, 1820-1914
    Date:
    1872
    Reference:
    43303i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: Joe Huggins, condemned for throttling an old gentleman, is stripped to the waist and kneeling before policemen pleading for mercy while the executioner is rolling up the sleeves of his shirt to begin with the flogging. Wood engraving by J. Swain after Sir J. Tenniel, 1872. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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