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Members of the Jansenist sect having convulsions and spasms as a result of religious fanaticism. Engraving by B. Picart
Wellcome Collection

Members of the Jansenist sect having convulsions and spasms as a result of religious fanaticism. Engraving by B. Picart

B Picard

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Differentes agitations des convulsionaires.

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