Title

Martha Corey and her prosecutors, Salem, Massachusetts, c1692 (c1880). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Martha Corey and her prosecutors, Salem, Massachusetts, c1692 (c1880). Martha Corey (c1627-1692) was one of the accused at the notorious Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Found guilty, she was executed by hanging. Her husband, Giles, who defended Martha against the allegations, was also put to death. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D06_048

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (8,4Mb) / 16,2in x 12,0in / 4859 x 3596 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male man men country law guy crime color colour prison Massachusetts New England location imprisonment justice trial questioning cell prisoner imprisoned lady concept Salem interrogation prison cell metaphor witchcraft colourised penitentiary United States of America United States legal system injustice prosecutor accused American America USA The Print Collector TGN engraving Unknown Salem Witch Trials witch hunt Martha Corey Edmund Martha Edmund Ollier Ollier Corey colorised Edmund Ollier engraving