Caption:
Elizabeth Barton (1506-1534). English Catholic nun. She was executed on 20 April 1534 because of her prophecies against the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth Barton, lying with her breasts bared, in the arms of a man who extends his hand to leave his mark on a confession, which is being written by a clergyman kneeling in front of an altar. Meanwhile, a priest forcing Elizabeth to confess the falsity of her revelations. Engraving after a painting by Henry Tresham (ca. 1751-1814).