The boy martyr

The boy martyr
 (1862)
illustration for The Boy Martyr (Nero Imperator) by Anon. in Once a Week, vol. 7, published by Bradbury & Evans, London, 22 November 1862

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
9.2 × 12.7 cm (image) 9.5 × 12.9 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r.: SWAIN Sc.
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: AFS (monogram)
Accession Number
2929.6-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
amphitheaters (built works) deaths gladiators illustrations (layout features) lion (species) martyrdoms men (male humans) suffering
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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