Cries of London, No. 3 : Last dying speech & confession

Cries of London, No. 3

Item Information

Title:
Cries of London, No. 3 : Last dying speech & confession
Description:
A street ballad singer, of the St. Giles' order, is crying the last speech of 'the unfortunate malefactors who were executed this morning:' a common enough announcement when the extreme punishment of hanging visited small offences, and executions were of more frequent occurrence. That the fear of capital punishment did not act as a corrective to theft is illustrated in the background of the print, where a mere infant is drawn in the act of picking the pocket of a passing pedestrian.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Etcher:
Merke, Henri
Name on Item:
Rowlandson Delin. Merke sculp.
Date:
February 20, 1799
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Series:
Cries of London
Subjects:
Singers
Executions
Dogs
Places:
England > London
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 44 x 30 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pm173
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London, 101 Strand : R. Ackermann's Gallery
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Grego, I, p. 354
Notes (acquisition):
The Albert H. Wiggin Collection, 1941
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
Notes (object):
Bound in a volume containing 9 etchings, titled "Cries of London," Rowlandson, 1799 on spine.
Identifier:
18_03_000649
Barcode:
36666003781560