The manner of carrying Nicholas Burton through the city of Seville to the place of his martyrdom : engraving.

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The manner of carrying Nicholas Burton through the city of Seville to the place of his martyrdom : engraving.

Depiction of English merchant, Nicholas Burton, wearing a heretic's coat and hat adorned with devils, riding backwards on a mule to his martyrdom. He is accompanied by a large complement of armed men after being arrested and condemned by the Inquisition in Spain. The page is from a book by John Foxe, Christian martyrs of the world, which illustrated the evil of the papal Inquisition.

1 print ; 19.5 x 32 cm. on sheet 23 x 35 cm.

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Foxe, John, 1516-1587

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Burton, Nicholas, 1672 or 1673-1713

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Bowles, Thomas, 1694-1773

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