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Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his right hand, hanging it around his own neck and tying him on a bull with the remaining hand. Etching with engraving by Grignion after W. Grainger.
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Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his right hand, hanging it around his own neck and tying him on a bull with the remaining hand. Etching with engraving by Grignion after W. Grainger.

William Grainger

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Algerine method of punishing a criminal found guilty of committing burglary. Grainger delin. Grignion sculp.

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