Title

'The Massacre of the Druids', (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers.

Caption

'The Massacre of the Druids', (mid 19th century). 19th century imagining of English Druids being massacred by Roman soldiers. The Druids were priests, teachers and judges of the Celtic peoples, and were suppressed by the Romans in around 50 AD. [John Tallis & Company, London & New York]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1838

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D57_107

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,8Mb (2,4Mb) / 8,6in x 11,3in / 2567 x 3380 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy people religious country Rome religion law crime British death ancient Roman war location century Britain victim soldiers soldier murder concept killing druid Celtic B&W slaughter MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W massacre nineteenth century paganism The Print Collector 1st century Ancient Briton Briton druidism murdering slaughtering Robert Smirke engraving John J Rogers Rogers J Smirke Robert Tallis John Tallis & Company John Tallis and Company John Tallis and Co J. Rogers Rogers J. John Tallis & Company engraving