Gallery›Wellcome Collection›An instrument of torture, similar to a mace, with four metal chains ending in metal weights, employed against early Christians. Engraving by J. Basire after R. Stothard, 1827.
An instrument of torture, similar to a mace, with four metal chains ending in metal weights, employed against early Christians. Engraving by J. Basire after R. Stothard, 1827.
Wellcome Collection

An instrument of torture, similar to a mace, with four metal chains ending in metal weights, employed against early Christians. Engraving by J. Basire after R. Stothard, 1827.

Robert T. Stothard · 1827

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Instrument of torture employed against the primitive Christians. Robt. Stothard delt. Jas. Basire sculpt.

🔒
Order museum-quality prints

Sign in to order prints, canvas, and more of this work. Browsing and full-resolution downloads stay free.

More from Wellcome Collection

Pieces of lava and vitrified, flinty matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
Wellcome Collection
Pieces of lava and vitrified, flinty matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
http://data.europeana.eu/agent/47024
The angel of death striking a door during the plague of Rome. Engraving by Levasseur after J. Delaunay.
Wellcome Collection
The angel of death striking a door during the plague of Rome. Engraving by Levasseur after J. Delaunay.
Jules-Elie Delaunay
Gyula (?) Dollinger. Photograph.
Wellcome Collection
Gyula (?) Dollinger. Photograph.
Unknown artist
Gabriel Bibron. Stipple engraving by Bocourt after himself.
Wellcome Collection
Gabriel Bibron. Stipple engraving by Bocourt after himself.
D. T. Bocourt