"Scene inside the pass-room of Bridewell Prison, the room used for miserable women; beds constructed from piles of hay with wooden planks lining room, many women poorly clothed lie in beds, some with young children."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Bridewell Royal Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Prisons, Workhouses, Poverty, Interiors, Charitable organizations, Poor persons, and Children
"Portrait caricature of the murderer Thomas Simmons, a young man in shackles; whole length, standing in prison yard in profile to right, hand in pocket of coat; five prisoners standing, sitting and conversing in front of cells behind; after a drawing ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
T. Rowlandson
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Simmons, Thomas, -1808 and Newgate (Prison : London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Prisons, Murder, Criminals, Prisoners, and Shackles
