A garrotted man in a dungeon next to a burning candle. Etching by F. de Goya y Lucientes.

  • Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.
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43423i
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Garrotting is a method of execution in which the victim is fastened by an iron collar to an upright post, and a knob operated by a screw or lever dislocates the spinal column, or a small blade severs the spinal cord at the base of the brain. Originally garrotting was a method of strangulating by a cord twisted with a stick

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1 print : etching ; sheet 19.4 x 15 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 43423i

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