Jack Shepherd drawn from [the] life An exact representation of [the] holes Shepherd made in [the] chimney and of [the] locks bolts & doors he broke open in makeing his wonderfull escape out of Newgate, Oct. [the] 15th, 1724, between 4 in [the] afternoon & 1 in [the] morng. [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > Jack Shepherd drawn from [the] life An exact representation of [the] holes Shepherd made in [the] chimney and of [the] locks bolts & doors he broke open in makeing his wonderfull escape out of Newgate, Oct. [the] 15th, 1724, between 4 in [the] afternoon & 1 in [the] morng. [graphic]
Description
- Title
- Jack Shepherd drawn from [the] life An exact representation of [the] holes Shepherd made in [the] chimney and of [the] locks bolts & doors he broke open in makeing his wonderfull escape out of Newgate, Oct. [the] 15th, 1724, between 4 in [the] afternoon & 1 in [the] morng. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Jack Sheppard drawn from the life
- Contributor
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Bowles, Thomas, -1767, publisher.
Bowles, John, 1701-1779, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1724?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for and sold by T. Bowles, print seller next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Ch. Yard & J. Bowles, print seller over against Stocks Market
- Abstract
-
View of the interior of the cell on the left: Portrait of John ('Jack') Sheppard, whole length, seated on a chair in prison cell at Newgate, with hands and feet in chains, shackled to the floor, leaning to left, looking up at sunlight streaming through the window at right; wearing hat, jacket, waistcoat, breeches, stockings and buckled shoes, cloak or blanket over chair back and on floor; broken chimney where he escaped at top left. On the right, eleven images showing details of John ('Jack') Sheppard's escape from prison on 15 October 1724, including the locks, bolts and doors he broke open, the hole he made in the chimney, and climbing over the outer walls of Newgate prison
- Description
-
Titles from item.
Possibly intended for sale as two separate prints, with publication line repeated under second title.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Titled 'Portrait of Jack Shepherd, with a representation of the manner in which he made his escape from Newgate, Oct. 15th, 1724: published by Bowles' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829.
Mounted to: 38 x 56 cm. - Provenance
- Quadrille; June 2019.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 34 x 46 cm
- Scale
- Scale not given
- Coordinates
- W 0°06'09"-W 0°06'00"/N 51°30'58"-N 51°30'52".
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 724.00.00.02++
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Early works to 1800
Views
Etchings England London 1724 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London
London.
England.
City of London (England) - Subject (Name)
-
Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724,
Newgate (Prison : London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Buildings
Prisons
Prison escapes
Cells (Rooms & spaces)
Prisoners
Criminals - Subjects
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Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724
Newgate (Prison : London, England) > Pictorial works
Buildings > England > London > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
Prisons > England > London > 1720-1730
Prison escapes > England > London > 1720-1730
Cells (Rooms & spaces)
Prisoners > England > London
Criminals > England
City of London (England) > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
England > London > 1724
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 14464734
- Object ID (OID)
- 16832874