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The martyrdom of the French Protestant merchant John Calas: tied to a wheel with his arms and legs spread he is beaten to death in the presence of a priest and with a crowd looking on. Etching after D. Dodd.

  • Dodd, Daniel
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[1765?]
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43113i
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Credit: The martyrdom of the French Protestant merchant John Calas: tied to a wheel with his arms and legs spread he is beaten to death in the presence of a priest and with a crowd looking on. Etching after D. Dodd. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark

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[London] : [J. Cooke], [1765?]

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 16.7 x 10.1 cm

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Mr. John Calas, a French protestant merchant, broke on the wheel by order of the Parliament of Thoulouse. Engraved for the Revd Dr Southwell's new book of martyrs. Dodd delin.

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Wellcome Collection 43113i

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