Margaret Caroline Rudd.
D. Dodd pinxt. G. Sibelius sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Decr ye 2d 1775. by W. Humphrey Gerrard Street Soho.
Engraving. Image 350 x 250mm. Trimmed to plate and laid on card.
Mrs Rudd (c.1745-c.1798) was charged with forging a bond, alongside Daniel Perreau, her lover, and his twin brother Robert. At the trial she pretended that she was their helpless victim, so she was set free and the brothers executed. She later had an affair with James Boswell.
[Ref: 1847] £130.00
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Decr ye 2d 1775. by W. Humphrey Gerrard Street Soho.
Engraving. Image 350 x 250mm. Trimmed to plate and laid on card.
Mrs Rudd (c.1745-c.1798) was charged with forging a bond, alongside Daniel Perreau, her lover, and his twin brother Robert. At the trial she pretended that she was their helpless victim, so she was set free and the brothers executed. She later had an affair with James Boswell.
[Ref: 1847] £130.00