A man points to a decapitated head lying on the ground as a woman holds him back looking distressed. Engraving by or after A. Casali.

  • Casali, Andrea, 1705-1784.
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28459i
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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 38.2 x 30.5 cm

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The champion; or innocence triumphant. The empress Gunhilda being accused of adultery, and her innocence being to be tried by single combat ; the champion for the accusation (a man of gigantic stature) is slain by her page. See Gutherie's His: of Eng: Page 292.

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Wellcome Collection 28459i

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