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The Great Madiai Meeting of 1853, of the Protestant Alliance in Exeter Hall. Francesco and Rosa Madiai in their Prison Cells. Engraved from the Original Picture by W. Henry Fisk, Esq., and respectfully dedicated to the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor, M.P. &c. &c. &c.
W.H. Fisk, delt. G. Meason, Sc.
Published for the Proprietors by Messrs. Partridge & Oackley, 34, Paternoster Row; and to be had of Messrs. Fisk & Co., 163, Strand; and of all Stationers.
Wood engraving. Sheet 380 x 430mm (15 x 17"). Laid on card, slight staining.
A view of the large meeting of the Protestant Alliance in Exeter Hall in support of Francesco and Rosa Madiai, who had been imprisoned in Florence for their Protestant faith, having been caught with an English Bible. Two vignettes show the pair in prison, Francesco in solitary confinement. In 1853, after an international outcry, their punishment was commuted to exile. Such was their fame that Phineas Taylor Barnum requested they tour America.
[Ref: 63926] £390.00
W.H. Fisk, delt. G. Meason, Sc.
Published for the Proprietors by Messrs. Partridge & Oackley, 34, Paternoster Row; and to be had of Messrs. Fisk & Co., 163, Strand; and of all Stationers.
Wood engraving. Sheet 380 x 430mm (15 x 17"). Laid on card, slight staining.
A view of the large meeting of the Protestant Alliance in Exeter Hall in support of Francesco and Rosa Madiai, who had been imprisoned in Florence for their Protestant faith, having been caught with an English Bible. Two vignettes show the pair in prison, Francesco in solitary confinement. In 1853, after an international outcry, their punishment was commuted to exile. Such was their fame that Phineas Taylor Barnum requested they tour America.
[Ref: 63926] £390.00