Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Holbrooke, William Henry, fl. 1821-1848, engraver
Summary:	Cromwellian troops massacring women and children at the High Cross in Wexford town, Ireland, October 11th, 1649. Printed l.c. on sheet: "No distinction was made by the English between the defenceless inhabitant and the armed soldier; nor could the shrieks and prayers of three hundred females, who had gatehered round the great cross, preserve them from the swords of those ruthless barbarians". Lingard's History.
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	Dublin : Drawn and Published for the Proprietors by W.H. Holbrooke, 4 Crow St., [between ca. 1821 and 1848].
Subjects:	Children > Ireland > Wexford > 1640-1650. Crosses > Ireland > Wexford > 1640-1650. Massacres > Ireland > Wexford > 1640-1650. Soldiers > English > Ireland > Wexford > 1640-1650. Women > Ireland > Wexford > 1640-1650. Ireland > History > 1649-1775 Lithographs > Irish > Hand-coloured > 1820-1850.
Notes:	Formerly held at PD HP (1649) 1. Physical description: 1 print : lithograph (hand-coloured) ; image 27.1 x 39.4 cm., sheet 40.3 x 48.3 cm.. Reproduction Note: Neg. no.: 22974. more
Credits:	Attributed to William Henry Holbrooke, (fl. 1821-1848).