James Macleane, the gentleman highwayman at the bar

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Title: James Macleane, the gentleman highwayman at the bar
Published / Created: publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sept 29, 1750.
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Printed for T. Fox in the Old Baily
Abstract: "A broadside on the trial of the robber James Maclaine; with an etching showing the interior of a court room, the judges seated on the left, Maclaine standing on the right, in the middle background a lady standing, giving evidence in his favour; and with engraved title and letterpress text giving an account of the trial in three columns."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title and imprint from engraved text below image at top of sheet.
Among Maclaine's other crimes is the robbing of the Salisbury Coach at Turnham Green on 26 June 1750, when he was disguised using a Venetian mask. In 1749 he robbed a coach in which Horace Walpole was a passenger; he took Walpole's watch in this incident which is mentioned in the final paragraph.
Watermark in center of sheet: Fleur-de lis.
Provenance: Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 28 May 2020, lot 521, purchased through Jarndyce; May 2020.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25.7 x 25 cm, on sheet 43.7 x 27 cm
Language: English

Genre: Trials, litigation, etc
Etchings England London
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper, full-sheet.
Resource Type: still image and text
Subject (Geographic): England.
England
London.
Subject (Name): Maclaine, James, 1724-1750,
Maclaine, James, 1724-1750
Subject (Topic): Brigands and robbers
Trials (Robbery)
Courtrooms
Criminals
Judicial proceedings
Broadsides
Subjects: Maclaine, James, 1724-1750
Maclaine, James, 1724-1750 > Trials, litigation, etc
Brigands and robbers > England
Trials (Robbery) > England
Courtrooms > England > London
Criminals > England > London
Judicial proceedings > England > London
Broadsides
England > London

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