The bodies of two men and a skeleton hanging on a gallows; representing the status of the triad. Watercolour, ca. 1800.

[1800?]

1 drawing : watercolour ; sheet 20 x 25.5 cm

Tres faciunt Collegium. Aller guten Dinge müssen dreie seyn The saying "Tres faciunt collegium", meaning that three people make up a quorum for a meeting or institution, is said to be mentioned in Justinian's Digests, book II, as a quotation from the jurist Neratius Priscus (ca. 100 AD)

Wellcome Collection 2199927i