PUBLIC BEHEADING C16
An old man is about to be beheaded before a big crowd gathered in a French street : a priest holds a crucifix before him to encourage him to die piously if not painlessly
Picture No
10097935
Media ID
47313068
Size
3098px x 4594px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by an unnamed artist reproduced in Louisy, Le Livre page 225, and also in Praxis Criminis Persequendi'
Date
1541
