Printed Ephemera — 1833
The Full Account of a most Cruel and Diabolical Murder, Committed upon the body of Robert Pavior, a Boy aged 13. The most Revolting Deed ever laid before the Public
Crime broadside printed with an account of the murder of Robert Paviour (aged 13) and the trial of the suspects Frederick Marshall, George Evans and William Taylor who were subsequently found not guilty of his murder. The broadside includes a woodcut engraving depicting the murder of the young boy who, it was alleged, had been raped before being battered and then thrown into the Regent's Canal.
Broadsides recounting particularly gruesome and scandalous crimes and murders were printed throughout the trial of suspects at the Old Bailey and cheaply sold to news hungry Londoners. Primarily published by a small number of printers many of whom, such as Thomas Birt, James Catnach and James Pitts were based around the Seven Dials area of London the spelling and grammar was often poor and the details not always accurate. In this case, for example the surname of the victim is incorrectly spelt as Pavior.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- A2175
- Object name:
- The Full Account of a most Cruel and Diabolical Murder, Committed upon the body of Robert Pavior, a Boy aged 13. The most Revolting Deed ever laid before the Public
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- Artist/Maker:
- Catnach, James
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- Production date:
- 1833
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 382 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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