Title

Retribution, 1880. This is the last of five pictures in 'The Race for Wealth' series depicting the rise and fall of a crooked financier. The scene is set in Millbank Prison which Frith photographed with permission from the Govenor, Captain Talbot Harvey. The prison costumes were painted from one borrowed for the purpose.

Caption

Retribution, 1880. Creator: William Powell Frith.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A28_157

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,3Mb (2,7Mb) / 16,5in x 12,8in / 4960 x 3828 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men arts painting law art guy crime British museum color lighting uniform lamppost dress prison Victorian century gallery Britain prisoner convict prisoners convicts art gallery penitentiary oil Painting Colour 19th century nineteenth century prison officer streetlighting Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery William Powell Frith WP Frith W Powell Frith Millbank Prison exercise yard Frith William Powell Frith William art centre Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Birmingham Museums Trust Heritage Art