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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,1113.4263
Title
Object:
Preparing for an execution
Description
Scene on Newgate Street, the new prison on the right; a large crowd swarms the street heading towards the temporary scaffold and gallows erected outside the prison, visible in the distance at the end of the street; people jostling in foreground, a man pulls a wheelbarrow that displays the sign "Aglioni bang up Ginger Pop". 1846 Wood-engraving with letterpress
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
British
Production date
1846
Materials
paper
Technique
wood-engraving
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
111 millimetres
Width:
153 millimetres
(image)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The date is taken from the Crace catalogue. This is possibly an illustration to a magazine or newspaper.
Bibliographic references
Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace
(XXVII.64)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
prison
execution
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Gregory Crace
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Crace
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,1113.4263