Breaking the legs and the punishment of blood-letting; an encampment, at left a man raising a cudgel over a bound man whose leg is already bent unnaturally from having been broken; at right, two soldiers raising cutlasses over bound men; illustration to john beaver, 'the roman military punishments' (london, 1725), ch. 11, p. 99. Etching. Date: 1725. Dimensions: Height: 44 mm; Width: 75 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Beaver. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM Cc,1.56)
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