Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Left, a young woman condemned to be burnt alive by the Spanish Inquisition; right, a young man about to be burnt alive at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
Left, a young woman condemned to be burnt alive by the Spanish Inquisition; right, a young man about to be burnt alive at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
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Left, a young woman condemned to be burnt alive by the Spanish Inquisition; right, a young man about to be burnt alive at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.

Bernard Picart · 1722

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Fille condamné par l'inquisition a être brulée vive. Homme qui vâ être brûlé par arrest de l'inquisition. B. Picart sculp. dir. 1722.

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