Sujet

'Brothers in law! or the finishing flourish of a City officer!!', 1827. Artist: Anon

Légende

'Brothers in law! or the finishing flourish of a City officer!!', 1827; showing the Recorder Newman Knowlys tied to a post and being whipped by Sheriff Farebrother using a 'cat o' nine tails'. An old fish wife on the left says 'Vell this here ought to be recorded'. The Recorder had refused to remit a sentence of flogging at Farebrother's request and to apologise for it.

Date

1827

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A92_280

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (4,5Mo) / 42,5cm x 29,5cm / 5014 x 3485 (300dpi)

Mots clés

England job fish law occupation color colour century amusement city of london profession enjoyment concept punishment whip sheriff whipping aquatic life 19th century nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery fish wife pillory Recorder of London Sheriff of London TGN Charles Farebrother Newman Knowlys Charles etching satire Anon Anonymous Farebrother Knowlys Newman