Above, the martyr George Marsh is burnt at the stake below a barrel of gunpowder, and John Cardmaker and John Warne are burnt at the stake in a marketplace; below, a woman is shamefully exposed to passers-by in a cage on London Bridge. Etching by G. Terry.
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Description
The barrel of gunpowder above George Marsh's head serves as an instrument of reprieve to be lighted to shorten his ordeal in case of his repentance. Marsh apparently refuses the conditions for his reprieve as he utters "Not upon that condition"
Publication/Creation
[London] (Paternoster Row) : Published for H. Trapp
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 27 x 17 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Engraved for Fox's Book of martyrs. G. Terry sculp.
Lettering continues within the print
Bears number bottom right : No. 54
Reference
Wellcome Collection 43167i
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Location Status Access Closed stores