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John Bellingham taken at the Sessions House, Old Bailey, May 15th, 1812
Title
John Bellingham [graphic] : taken at the Sessions House, Old Bailey, May 15th, 1812 / drawn & etcd. by Dennes Dighton.
Publication
[London] : Pubd. as the act directs by Dighton, Spring Gardens, May 16th, 1812.
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 29.8 x 21.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm
Medium
laid paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Publisher identified as Robert Dighton in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0308.103.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Summary
Three-quarter length portrait of John Bellingham, assassin of the Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, standing in profile to the right, holding an open letter in his left hand and his right hand on the rail.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2021
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9, no. 11882
Rose, D. Life, times, and recorded works of Robert Dighton (1752-1814), page 40
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Etchings - England - London - 1812.
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