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An engraving of a scaffold where a man in a long gown is held while another leans towards his face; soldiers with halberds stand below
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Doctor Jesenius on the scaffold

The physician and rector of Prague's university, the only man whose tongue was cut out before he was beheaded.

Made by
Anonymous
Made
1621
Technique
Engraving
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain (CC0).
The event: The Old Town Square execution →Source ↗

The caption under this scene reads Execution uber Doctor Medic: Iessenium: the execution of Doctor Jan Jesenius, physician, anatomist and rector of the university in Prague. He had spoken for the Bohemian estates abroad. His sentence was harsher than the others’: his tongue was cut out before he was beheaded, and his body was quartered afterwards.

An engraving of a scaffold where a man in a long gown is held while another leans towards his face; soldiers with halberds stand below

The Old Town Square execution

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