Title

Bampfylde Moore Carew - King of the Beggars', 1821.

Caption

'Bampfylde Moore Carew - King of the Beggars', 1821. Portrait of Bampfylde Moore Carew (1693-1759), English rogue, vagabond and impostor. He apparently 'had the dexterity to defraud a lady near Taunton of twenty guineas, under the pretext of discovering to her, by his skill in astrology, a hidden treasure.' Carew was convicted of vagrancy and transported to Maryland. He eventually made his way back to England and settled down after winning a lottery. He claimed to be King of the Beggars, and was also known as King of the Gypsies. Carew became famous from his memoirs, in which he describes himself as the Noted Devonshire Stroller and Dogstealer. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. I, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]

Date

1821

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F21_241

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,8Mb (2,8Mb) / 13,4in x 17,9in / 4020 x 5371 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving portrait people male man men hat arts law book guy crime clothes British dress century Britain criminal literature B&W MONOCHROME Vagabond Rogue fur hat 19th century black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century nineteenth century The Print Collector imposter Bampfylde Moore Carew engraving portrait James Henry R Page Wilson Carew Bampfylde Moore Henry Wilson Page R impostor J J Robins & Co Robins & Co J. Robins & Co Robins James Robins James Robins & Co King of the Beggars King of the Gypsies Wonderful Characters