Lot: 63
The Woman in the Cage on London Bridge; The manner of burying Wm.Wiseman in the Fields, who died in Prison; Twenty Two Prisoners in one Band from Colchester to London; and The Burning of Rose Allins Hand by Edmund Tyrill. 18th Century copper engravings, two engraved by Thomas Bowles, Approx 6.5 x 8”. On watermarked paper of the period. Large margins. Fine. (4)
Lot: 64
The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812, comprising a hand-coloured etching by Dennes Dighton of the assassin John Bellingham at the Old Bailey, and an Act of Parliament to provide for the widow & children of Spencer Perceval. Also four other Acts including an 1842 Act for establishing a Prison at Pentonville, and two concerning Prisons at Millbank and Perth. The print 29 x 21cm, with some browning and manuscript annotations. (6)