A scene of a mass punishment in which every tenth man was executed and the rest condemned to live on barley instead of wheat
Description:
Title, state, and date from Paulson., Print created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. IV; see p. 41., and On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.5 x 7.9 cm.
Title, state, and date from Paulson., Print created for a sequel to John Beaver's Roman military punishments, a work that was never written., On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.5 x 8 cm., Ms. note in Steevens's hand above this print and the one following: Two of Modern Military Punishments, designed for an unpublished continuation of the same work., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand below at bottom of mount: 2 of these are supposed to be spurious. Only 13 of them are known to have sold for £10.10.0.
In the foreground a man is shown nailed to a cross (center) and another (right) is tied to a stake and being eaten by two wild beasts (lions?). In the distance a man is being burned at the stake on the outskirts of a camp with tents; on the left a man is tossed off a cliff by soldiers
Description:
Title, state, and date from Paulson., Print created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. VI; see p. 64., On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.6 x 7.6 cm., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Precipitation, Crucifixion, Burning &c.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John
Subject (Topic):
Crucifixions, Executions, Military camps, Roman, Punishment & torture, and Soldiers
Title, state, and date from Paulson., One of fourteen illustrations created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. XI; see p. 99., Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Breaking etc. arms & legs., and On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.5 x 7.6 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Punishment & torture, and Soldiers
Title, state, and date from Paulson., Print created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. V; see page 50., On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.4 x 7.8 cm., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Beheading &c.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Decapitations, Punishment & torture, and Soldiers
Title, state, and date from Paulson., Print created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. V; see page 50., On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.2 x 7.7 cm., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Verberatio.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Decapitations, Punishment & torture, and Soldiers
Title devised by cataloger based on Paulson titles for Hogarth's originals., Designed originally for John Beaver's Roman military punishments., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), nos. 64, 66, and 72., Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and J. Egerton, 1794, vol. 1, opposite p. 50., and On page 24 in volume 1.
Publisher:
R. Faulder and J. Egerton
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Decapitations, Punishment & torture, Enslaved persons, and Soldiers
Title devised by cataloger based on Paulson titles for Hogarth's originals., With: [Degrading punishments] / W. Hogarth invt. ; A.M. Ireland sculpt., With: [Freemen degraded and sold into slavery] / W. Hogarth invt. ; A.M. Ireland sculpt., State with altered statements of responsibility and plate nos added., The top plate with the image of Banishment numbered "Plate 3.", Middle plate with the image of Degrading punishments number "Plate 4.", Lower plate with the image of Freemen degraded and sold into slavery number "Plate 5.", Designed originally for John Beaver's Roman military punishments., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), nos. 64, 66, and 72., and Later state with plate numbers added. Cf. Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and J. Egerton, 1794, v. 1, opposite page 50.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Decapitations, Punishment & torture, Enslaved persons, and Soldiers
Title devised by cataloger based on Paulson titles for Hogarth's originals., With: [Degrading punishments] / W. Hogarth delt. ; A.M.I. fecit., With: [Freemen degraded and sold into slavery] / W. Hogarth delt. ; A.M.I. fecit., Designed originally for John Beaver's Roman military punishments., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), nos. 64, 66, and 72., and Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and J. Egerton, 1794, v. 1, opposite page 50.
Publisher:
R. Faulder and J. Egerton
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Decapitations, Punishment & torture, Enslaved persons, and Soldiers