An man in classical costume (Lord Strawberry), standing outside a prison, is pointing his pistol at the man kneeling at his feet amidst two corpses. Aquatint, 1811.

  • Bishop, Thomas, active 1811.
Date:
1811
Reference:
42826i
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A lady imprisoned in the building nearby (Mrs Hector) is looking on. The dead servants, the pleading man and the imprisoned lady are wearing eighteenth-century clothes

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[London] (Clarges Street) : Printed for Thomas Bishop the author

Physical description

1 print : aquatint, with etching ; image 15.8 x 21.6 cm

Lettering

Lord Strawberry mad with 4 pistols. The lawyer. Mrs. Hector in prison. 2 servants dead.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 42826i

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