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Porteous dragged to the place of execution
Title
[Porteous dragged to the place of execution] [graphic].
Publication
[London] : [J. Wallis], [1805]
Physical Description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 7 x 11 cm, on sheet 21.7 x 14 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Publication information from that of the volume in which the illustration appears.
Seven lines of letterpress text below image: The populace assembled in different bodies about ten o'clock at night. ... They broke open the prison doors, dragged Porteus from thence to the place of execution ...
Illustration from: Smollett, T. The History of England from the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George II. London : J. Wallis, 1805, volume 3, opposite page 281.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Summary
John Porteous, Captain of the Edinburgh City Guard, being attacked by a mob in the streets. Porteous resists as two men hold a rope around his neck; a third man holds him from behind. Additional rioters, some holding torches, are seen in the shadows of buildings in the background.
Variant and related titles
Heading in letterpress above image: George the Second
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2018
Genre/Form
Book illustrations.
Wood engravings - England - London - 1805.
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