Crime & Legislation
Spanning criminals, prisons and the Metropolitan Police, find out about London’s laws and its lawbreakers in our objects, stories and blogs.
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
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Jack Sheppard: Jack Sheppard Seated in His Cell, Newgate (pen, ink and wash with white highlights)
Thornhill, James
1724
