Copper engraving showing several methods used by the inquisition. Subtitle: "verscheiden wijzen van pijniginge, bij de inquisitie gebruikelijk" translation: "various methods of torment employed by the inquisition". A dungeon with a clergyman seated at the right, watching various methods of torture being carried out, including strappado. Signed below: ‘b. Picard inv. ’; ‘c. Philips jz fecit’. Etching on laid paper, cut within the margins; total: 214 x 269 mm; two vertical folds, tape on verso and in upper left corner, some small smudges. Date: 18th century.
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