M0000790: Torture and execution of alleged plague carriers in Milan, 1630. Etching
- Date:
- 12 May 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/7/87
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Torture during the plague epidemic at Milan, 1630.
Description
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.
Publication/Creation
12 May 1930
Physical description
4 photographs sheet film negatives, photographic prints; range in size from 9 x 10.4 cm to 10 x 12 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 1999i
Notes
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.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request