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The martyrdom of Marcus, Bishop of Arethusa: Marcus is sitting in a wicker basket, suspended from a frame, with his hands tied to his back and rubbed in honey left to be stung to death by wasps. Etching by T. Stothard.
Thomas Stothard
Lettering: Engraved for the Revd. Dr. Southwell's New Book of Martyrs. Marcus Bishop of Arethusa rubbed with honey, hung up in basket, and stung to death by wasps. Stothard delin.
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