M0000790: Torture and execution of alleged plague carriers in Milan, 1630. Etching

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Torture during the plague epidemic at Milan, 1630.

Etching from c.1839 depicting the torture and execution of alleged plague carriers during the 1630 plague epidemic at Milan. Attributed to Orazio Colombo after an engraving by 'Bassano' or 'Francesco Vallato'. Related images: L0077093, V0010655.

12 May 1930

4 photographs sheet film negatives, photographic prints; range in size from 9 x 10.4 cm to 10 x 12 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 1999i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.