Beheading; at foreground left, four armed men stand above another lying prone on the ground, one about to wield the cutlass; behind at right an encampment, and the punishment commencing with a whipping with rods; illustration to john beaver, 'the roman military punishments' (london, 1725), ch. 5, p. 50. Etching. Date: 1725. Dimensions: Height: 42 mm; Width: 77 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Beaver. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM Cc,1.59)
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