Les quatre piquets

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Drawing of the quatre piquets punishment, where both hands and feet were bound before the victim was flogged. A caption is written on the mount: ‘à la Grenade en 1783, Charles de Lyver offer. au Regt. de Champagne’.

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA2641
Collection:	Special collections
Type:	Drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Lyver, Charles de
Date made:	2 June 1783
People:	Lyver, Charles de
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements:	Sheet: 294 mm x 384 mm; Image: 186 mm x 278 mm