The highwayman Maclaine is shown holding a pistol at a man who leans out the window of his carriage. His accomplice restrains the driver who rides the horses, whip in hand. On the right in the distance, an innkeeper stands outside the door of his tavern under a sign and holds out a mug to two customers on horseback
Description:
Title from caption etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 'Pr. 6d. plain & 1sh. colour'd.', Eight lines of description below image: Maclaine is said to be born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch parents, is a tall genteel young fellow, and commonly very gay in his dress ..., and Watermark: Britannia.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament, Augst. 13th 1750, & sold by R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Maclaine, James, 1724-1750. and Eglinton, Alexander Montgomerie, Earl of, 1723-1769.
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Criminals, Taverns (Inns), and Robberies
publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sept 29, 1750.
Call Number:
750.09.29.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
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., and Watermark in center of sheet: Fleur-de lis.
Publisher:
Printed for T. Fox in the Old Baily
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Maclaine, James, 1724-1750, and Maclaine, James, 1724-1750
Subject (Topic):
Brigands and robbers, Trials (Robbery), Courtrooms, Criminals, Judicial proceedings, and Broadsides
MacLaine in leg-irons stands in the middle of his prison cell, surrounded by several women, a cleric, and a man who appears to be saying an emotional good-bye to the prisoner prior to his execution. One of the women dabs her eyes with a large handkerchief. On the far left stands the goaler, with a bunch of keys in his hand
Alternative Title:
Ladys last farewell to MacLean and Ladies last farewell to MacLaine
Description:
Title engraved above image., Date from contemporary ms. annotation., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: Farewell my friends let not your hearts be fill'd, my time is near & I'll with calmness yeild [sic] ..., Watermark: countermark IV., and Mounted to 26 x 31 cm.
After page 21. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"James Maclaine, the gentleman highwayman, full-length standing against a plain background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved at bottom of image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0308.408., "Publish'd according to act of Parl.", Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with some loss of text from bottom of plate. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Mounted to 37 x 26 cm., and Bound in before page 26 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
