Engraving of a cloaked woman with a staff standing before a stone column while soldiers and villagers watch in a dusky street.

Eleanor Doing Penance for Witchcraft, engraving after Robert Smirke, 1811

An engraved print in a decorative frame shows a hooded, cloaked woman holding a staff as she stands on steps before a tall stone column, while soldiers and onlookers gather in a dusk-lit village street. A crown and banner sit at the top, and a caption plate reads Eleanor Doing Penance for Witchcraft.

Artist: Robert Smirke
Date: April 6th 1811
Medium: Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2408 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1811.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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