Léon Cogniet: The Abduction of Rebecca by a Knight Templar
This scene is, of course, based on Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe. Sir Brian de Bois-Gilbert (if I remember correctly) conceives a passion for Rebecca, the "Jewess," who rejects him - so he has her tried for witchcraft (of course, Ivanhoe saves the day).
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