Judith Malmayns, the wicked plague nurse, contemplating

Judith Malmayns, the wicked plague nurse, contemplating the murder of Amabel Bloundel, which she accomplishes by puncturing the girl's neck with a needle infected with the plague. Plague of London (1665). Illustration by John Franklin (active 1800-1861) for William Harrison Ainsworth Old Saint Paul's, London 1855 (first published 1841). Engraving

1665 1800-1861 1841 Accomplishes Ainsworth Contemplating Infected Judith Needle Pauls Plague Puncturing Wicked

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