Etching of soldiers bound to stakes and burning in a fire before a crowd and a church tower, with smoke across the sky.

The Burning of Criminal Soldiers on the Stake, after Jacques Callot

An etching showing soldiers tied to stakes and burned in a large fire in a walled town square, while armed troops and a crowd watch. Smoke fills the sky and a church tower rises behind the flames. Inscriptions in French appear beneath the image, and a number is at the lower right.

Artist: Jacques Callot
Date: [1730]
Medium: Etchings Engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 1953 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1730.
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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