One of the dark cells details |
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| Image title: | One of the dark cells | |
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| Source: | Various: “The Leisure Hour” (1896) | |
| Place shown: | Vincelles, Jura, France | |
| Keywords: | prisons, punishments, people, chains, greyscale | |
| Status: | stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit requested | |
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From a contemporary sketch. Depicting a cell in the dark and feared dungeon of Vincelles, some time between the 16th century and 18th century. The prisoner sits glumly on a rather uncomfortable-looking chair, with his feet secured at the ankle and his hands at the wrist by iron manacles chained to a heavy metal ring set into the stone wall; a metal collar round his neck is fastened by a short chain to another ring in the wall. Behind him is a jug, probably of water, and half a loaf of dry bread. On the floor of his prison cell are perhaps his shoes and cap. The cell door stands open: it is heavy and studded, with two very large bolts to secure it and a small window for inspection. Behind it stretches a corridor and, at the far end of that, a man carrying a bucket and a sword held aloft. (or perhaps a torch?) One wonders if he is an executioner or a torturer. The picture is signed “Kemplen.” |
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| Dimensions: | 102 x 128mm (4.0 x 5.0 inches) | |
| Filename: | 701-One-of-the-dark-cells-q75-399x500.jpg | |
| Blog link: | http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Various-LeisureHour-1896/pages/701-One-of-the-dark-cells//701-One-of-the-dark-cells-q75-399x500.jpg | |
| Artist: | Kemplen | |
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