The torture of Hans Bret, an Englishman captured in Antwerp in 1576: Bret is sitting chained to a rock having his tongue removed with hot pliers in preparation to be burnt on the stake at a later stage. Etching.
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1 print : etching, with engraving ; sheet 11.7 x 14 cm
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Jean Bret, brulé la bouche fermée avec une vis a Anvers. A. 1576. Hans Bret Engeländer zu Antorf seine Zung geschraubt und nachmahls verbrent, A. 1576
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