Perspective view of the new drop erected the 20th of Novr. 1816 at the new gaol, for the execution of James Towle a Luddite for breaking 53 lace frames on the night of the 28th June 1816 at the factory of Messrs. Heathcote & Boden at Loughborough, the damage done in the office in half an hour was from 7 to 8000£. [art original]

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Lewis Walpole Library > Perspective view of the new drop erected the 20th of Novr. 1816 at the new gaol, for the execution of James Towle a Luddite for breaking 53 lace frames on the night of the 28th June 1816 at the factory of Messrs. Heathcote & Boden at Loughborough, the damage done in the office in half an hour was from 7 to 8000£. [art original]


33330922

Description

Title
Perspective view of the new drop erected the 20th of Novr. 1816 at the new gaol, for the execution of James Towle a Luddite for breaking 53 lace frames on the night of the 28th June 1816 at the factory of Messrs. Heathcote & Boden at Loughborough, the damage done in the office in half an hour was from 7 to 8000£. [art original]
Published / Created
[1816]
Publication Place
England
Abstract

A drawing of a man, James Towle, hanging from the gallows erected outside a set of prison gates

Description
Title written in ink below image.
Unsigned; artist unidentified.
James Towle, a framework-knitter from Basford near Nottingham, was tried and acquitted of a Luddite attack in 1814 but was convicted in 1816 for another attack during which a guard was shot and wounded.
Provenance
Purchased from Abbott and Holder, January 2025.
Extent
1 drawing : sheet 28.4 x 22.9 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Drawings Un58 no. 102 Box D166

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Views
Pencil drawings British
Ink drawings British
Watercolors
Material
pencil, pen, ink and watercolor ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England
Loughborough.
Subject (Topic)
Working class
Luddites
Gallows
Hangings (Executions)
Subjects
Working class > England > Loughborough
Luddites
Gallows
Hangings (Executions)
British

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Citation
Perspective View of the New Drop Erected the 20th of Novr. 1816 at the New Gaol, for the Execution of James Towle a Luddite. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Catalog Record
17588024
Object ID (OID)
33330922

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