Title

'A Mock Election in the King's Bench Prison', c1828, (1912). Artist: Bonner.

Caption

'A Mock Election in the King's Bench Prison', c1828, (1912). In July 1827, the inmates of the King's Bench Prison, Borough, South London, proposed that they should elect a member to represent Tenterden (the prison) in Parliament. Benjamin Haydon (1786-1846) produced a picture of the Mock Election, and it sold to King George IV (1762-1830) for £500. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1828

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C74_275

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

76,6Mb (4,7Mb) / 21,3in x 14,0in / 6388 x 4192 (300dpi)

Keywords

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