Three-time Murderer and Arsonist Lorentz Scheerschmidt in Neck, Hand, and Foot Irons (18th Century)

Lorentz Scheerschmidt awaits trial and, almost certainly, execution. Copperplate engraving by an unknown artist, eighteenth century.

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