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'Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit', 1832. Artist: Anon
/1645931.jpg "'Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit', 1832. Artist: Anon")
1-645-931 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images
'Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit', 1832. A hangman pulls at a rope secured around the neck of a bust of the Duke of Wellington; John Key, Matthew Wood and Robert Waithman cheer him on. The scene is the Council Chamber, Guildhall. Wellington and the Tories repeatedly blocked the Reform Acts in the House of Lords, sparking public unrest.
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Anon, attributed to: {}:
After
- Henry Heath: (British?): Artist, engraver
Subject
- Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, statesman, prime minister
- Sir Matthew Wood: British: Lord Mayor of London
- Robert Waithman: British: Lord Mayor of London
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of London
- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 37 W
Category Hierarchy
Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
History & Politics Politics Politicians
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3169x2275
File Size : 21,122kb
Aliases
- 20318
- p5427654
- 0220006027
- 1-645-931
- 1645931
- 20318