A rioter in the Gordon Riots has a cudgel in his hand and Newgate Prison is on fire in the background. Etching attributed to J. Gillray.

  • Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
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June 9th 1780
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36239i
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A rioter in the Gordon Riots has a cudgel in his hand and Newgate Prison is on fire in the background. Etching attributed to J. Gillray. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The Gordon Riots took place in London 2-9 June 1780. They included an attack on Newgate Prison. The man wears a ribibon on his hat inscribed "No Popery"; a bubble from his mouth says "Down with the Bank"

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[London] (St. Giles's) : I. Catch, June 9th 1780.

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1 print : etching ; image 22.9 x 20 cm

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No popery or Newgate reformer. Tho' he says he's a Protestant, look at the print, / The face and the bludgeon, will give you a hint, / Religion he cries, in hopes to deceive, / While his practice is only to burn and to thieve.

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British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. V, London 1935, no. 5679 (as by Gillray)

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Wellcome Collection 36239i

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