Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1820
The Rt. Hon. John Thomas Thorp, Lord Mayor of London 1820-21
This portrait commemorates the Lord Mayor of London's intervention on behalf of 17 counterfeiters wrongly condemned to death. The Rt. Hon. John Thomas Thorp in court dress holds a petition & stands in front of Newgate Prison cell with ragged petitioners visible behind bars. Iron manacles on the wall.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 86.167
- Object name:
- The Rt. Hon. John Thomas Thorp, Lord Mayor of London 1820-21
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- Artist/Maker:
- Dempsey, John
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- Production date:
- 1820
- Material:
paper, watercolour, gouache
- Measurements/duration:
- H 316 mm, W 231 mm (paper), H 521 mm, W 390 mm (mount)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- License this image:
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