Foxe\'s Book of Martyrs Susanna Ciacquin c.1865 Cassell Wood Engraving For Sale

Original wood engraving from Cassell\'s Illustrated Edition of Foxe\'s Book of Martyrs, published in London by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, c.1865–1867.

This dramatic illustration depicts Susanna Ciacquin pushing her persecutor over a precipice during a struggle, an episode from Foxe\'s account of religious persecution. Drawn by F. J. Skill and engraved by W. L. Thomas.

Printed on a 10½ × 7½ inch leaf. This example consists of the illustrated page only (not a bifolium with accompanying text).

Condition is very good with light age toning and expected signs of handling consistent with nineteenth-century printing. Please examine photographs carefully for condition.

A desirable original Victorian Foxe illustration, ideal for collectors of Reformation history, Protestant history, martyrdom, religious art, and nineteenth-century wood engravings.

Foxe Book of Martyrs, Susanna Ciacquin, Cassell, wood engraving, Protestant Reformation, martyr, religious persecution, Victorian illustration, F J Skill, W L Thomas, c1865, original print