Jonathan Wild pelted by the Mob on his way to Tyburn.
[Valois sc.]
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"), large margins on 3 sides.
A scene depicting Jonathan Wild (or Wilde) (c.1683–1725), who was executed at Tyburn in 1725, being pelted by the mob on his way to the prison. Self-proclaimed "Thief-Taker General" he simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to remove rivals and launder the proceeds of his own crimes.
[Ref: 68778] £130.00
[n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 170 x 110mm (6¾ x 4¼"), large margins on 3 sides.
A scene depicting Jonathan Wild (or Wilde) (c.1683–1725), who was executed at Tyburn in 1725, being pelted by the mob on his way to the prison. Self-proclaimed "Thief-Taker General" he simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to remove rivals and launder the proceeds of his own crimes.
[Ref: 68778] £130.00