A criminal of the name of Hog claiming relationship to Lord Justice Bacon [art original].
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10697339
Description
- Title
- A criminal of the name of Hog claiming relationship to Lord Justice Bacon [art original].
- Contributor
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, attributed name.
- Published / Created
- [1796?]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
A courtroom scene with solicitors and jury snickering and laughing in response to a witty pun the judge offered following the defendent's plea for mercy. The criminal on trial in the far right is dishevled and dressed in the style of a sailor. The judge, on the far left, wears a black and gold-trimmed robe and leans intensely over the bench glaring at the accused
- Description
-
Title from pen and ink caption inscribed below image.
Date from unverified local card catalog record.
Possibly the work of Isaac Cruikshank. - Provenance
- From Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xiv.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 20.5 x 29 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Drawings Un58 no. 58 Box D165
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Humorous pictures
Watercolors British 18th century
Ink drawings British 18th century
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman - Material
- pen and black ink and watercolor ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Courtrooms
Criminals
Judges
Judicial proceedings
Lawyers - Subjects
-
Courtrooms > England
Criminals > England
Judges > England
Judicial proceedings > England
Lawyers > England
British > 18th century
J. Whatman
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.
- Citation
- Criminal of the Name of Hog Claiming Relationship to Lord Justice Bacon. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 10089336
- Object ID (OID)
- 10697339