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'Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons', 1803. Artist: William Hogarth

'Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons', 1803.   The Gaols Committee chairman James Oglethorpe is on the far left, seated, and questioning the prison warden Thomas Bambridge. A prisoner in a neck iron is shown kneeling before committee members. After one of Oglethorpe's friends died of smallpox in this prison Oglethrope chaired a commission investigating the conditions of the prison. He uncovered appalling living conditions, and acts of cruelty by the wardens, hence the questioning of Bambridge.
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Titel: 'Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons', 1803. Artist: William Hogarth
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'Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons', 1803. The Gaols Committee chairman James Oglethorpe is on the far left, seated, and questioning the prison warden Thomas Bambridge. A prisoner in a neck iron is shown kneeling before committee members. After one of Oglethorpe's friends died of smallpox in this prison Oglethrope chaired a commission investigating the conditions of the prison. He uncovered appalling living conditions, and acts of cruelty by the wardens, hence the questioning of Bambridge.
Persönlichkeiten: THOMAS BAMBRIDGE
Bildnachweis: Album / Museum of London / Heritage Images
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Bildgröße: 4856 × 3594 px | 49.9 MB
Druckgröße: 41.1 × 30.4 cm | 1911.8 × 1415.0 in (300 dpi)