Plan of a travelling gallows used in the year 1798.
Humbly dedicated to the Ancient & Modern Britons, by their dutiful Servt. W. Cox.
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| Summary: | Prisoner is depicted being half-hanged by soldiers in order to secure information from him, during the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland; another prisoner (to the right of the image) is being prepared for torture. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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[Dublin :
J. Duffy etc.,
1810].
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| Notes: | Illus. in: The Irish Magazine, 1810. Formerly held at HP (1798) 6. Laid paper sheet with partial countermark 'GR' bottom left corner. Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; image within plate mark 17 x 13.2 cm., sheet 20.8 x 16 cm.. more |
| Credits: | Attributed to Henry Brocas, (ca. 1762-1837). |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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PD A8 |
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Prints & Drawings |
Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.
