Coloured etching of Sir William Rawlings and Robert Albion Cox sat In a prison cell, the former in an armchair, the latter on a stool, while a gaoler stands between them with two keys. Both were Sheriffs of Middlesex who were imprisoned after committing an electoral fraud by allowing over 300 people to vote as proprietors of a mill at Isleworth. This is indicated by the scroll on the floor, inscribed, ‘A View of the Mill at Isleworth’ and by Cox’s comment about having ‘a Millstone about my neck’.
Newgate Illustrated or the Knight and the Squire..., 1805
Creator (of Artwork / Object):
Charles Williams; S Knight
Date Created (of Object / Artwork):
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Description (Object or Artwork):
This is a coloured etching on paper of Sir William Rawlings and Robert Albion Cox sat in a prison cell. The former is in an armchair, the latter is on a stool, while a gaoler stands between them with two keys. Both were Sheriffs of Middlesex who were imprisoned after committing an electoral fraud by allowing over 300 people to vote as proprietors of a mill at Isleworth. This is indicated by the scroll on the floor, inscribed, ?A View of the Mill at Isleworth? and by Cox?s comment about having ?a Millstone about my neck?. The etching was by Charles Williams and was published by S Knight, of Lambeth in London.
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