Anti-Quaker Persecution
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Title
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Anti-Quaker Persecution
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Description
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The punishment of James Naylor; two scenes; on the left, Naylor tied to the back of a cart and whipped; on the right, Naylor standing at the pillory, his tongue being bored through.
Etching
Lettered in lower margin: 'Iames Nailor Quaker set 2 howers on the Pillory at Westminster, whiped by the Hang man to the old Exchange London, Som dayes after, Stood too howers more on the Pillory at the Exchange, and there had his Tongue Bored throug with a hot Iron, & Stigmatized in the Forehead with the Letter: B: Decem: 17 anno Dom: 1656:'
Attributed to Hollar by Parthey, but Pennington suggested that it was the work of Gaywood in a style close to that of Hollar; the Hollar attribution also rejected in the New Hollstein (Hollar) catalogue.
In 1656 Naylor was found guilty of offences under the Blasphemy Act and subject to the punishment shown here followed by solitary confinement until September 1659 when he was released under an amnesty for Quakers.
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Creator
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Attributed to Hollar by Parthey, but Pennington suggested that it was the work of Gaywood in a style close to that of Hollar; the Hollar attribution also rejected in the New Hollstein (Hollar) catalogue.
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Date
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1656-1660 (c.)
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Format
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Etching on paper.
Height: 94 millimetresWidth: 133 millimetres
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Language
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English
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Provenance
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Bequeathed by Edward Howard William Meyerstein to the British Museum.
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Publisher
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The British Museum
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Rights
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Used with permission under Creative Commons.
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