Broken on the wheel, by Marcellus Laroon

An image of Broken on the wheel. Laroon, Marcellus (British, 1679-1774). Black lead on paper, height, sheet, 283 mm, width, sheet, 219 mm, circa 1710.

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Broken on the wheel. Laroon, Marcellus (British, 1679-1774). Black lead on paper, height, sheet, 283 mm, width, sheet, 219 mm, circa 1710.

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Accession Number: PD.118-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 63
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 848 pixels
Image width: 649 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 401.78kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2018:04:26 22:23:17

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18th Century _WF_Batchelor breaking wheel brutality drawing Fitz_PDP Laroon Marcellus Laroon torture tortured wheel

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