Daniel Malden who made two surprizing Excapes out of Newgate.
Drawn by J. Clarke Painter.
Engrav'd for J. Stanton Distiller, and given Gratis to all his Customers to his Distillers Magazine [n.d., c.1736].
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Trimmed close to printed border, some wear to edges and inscription area. Damaged but very rare. Loss at top right.
A portrait of Daniel Malden, burglar and street robber, in handcuffs. Sentenced to hang at Newgate, he twice broke out of the condemned cell, the second time succeeding at getting out of the prison in June 1736. Captured in September, he was hung in November and dissected at Surgeons' Hall. The publisher, J. Stanton, was a distiller before the 1736 'Act for Laying a Duty upon the Retailers of Spirituous Liquors and Licensing the Retailers thereof' drove him out of business. He started publishing his 'Distillers Universal Magazine' the same year. Published every Saturday, 10 numbers are known to have been issued, but interest was not great, prompting him to issue premium prints such as this as lures.
[Ref: 55208] £180.00
Engrav'd for J. Stanton Distiller, and given Gratis to all his Customers to his Distillers Magazine [n.d., c.1736].
Engraving. Sheet 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Trimmed close to printed border, some wear to edges and inscription area. Damaged but very rare. Loss at top right.
A portrait of Daniel Malden, burglar and street robber, in handcuffs. Sentenced to hang at Newgate, he twice broke out of the condemned cell, the second time succeeding at getting out of the prison in June 1736. Captured in September, he was hung in November and dissected at Surgeons' Hall. The publisher, J. Stanton, was a distiller before the 1736 'Act for Laying a Duty upon the Retailers of Spirituous Liquors and Licensing the Retailers thereof' drove him out of business. He started publishing his 'Distillers Universal Magazine' the same year. Published every Saturday, 10 numbers are known to have been issued, but interest was not great, prompting him to issue premium prints such as this as lures.
[Ref: 55208] £180.00