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  • ID:

    27.142

  • Production date:

    c. 1675

  • Location:

    In Store

  • This painting creates a very dramatic impression of what the fire was like. People are running out of the gates and a woman sits in despair on the ground next to her baby in a cradle. It probably represents the fire on the night of Tuesday 4 September. Newgate was a prison so the prisoners were marched out under armed guard to safety in Southwark but some escaped on the way.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    H 1031 mm; W 1650 mm (unframed), H 1140 mm; W 1780 mm; D 50 mm (framed), WT 55000 g (55 kg) (overall)

  • Materials

    oil; canvas

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-26

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