About this object
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ID:
86.388
Production date:
c. 1806
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Location:
In Store
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This night-time scene is set in the courtyard of the King's Bench Prison, off Borough High Street. A concert among the prisoners is taking place to celebrate the election to the House of Commons of Thomas Turton, a supporter of Pitt the Younger, and Clerk of the Juries in the Court of Common Pleas. He defeated George Tierney, the standing Member of Parliament for Southwark, and a banner on the left marks his achievement. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 342 mm; W 464 mm (paper)
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Materials
paper; watercolour
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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