A man about to be executed in publc receives a pardon at the last minute; representing a work of art which has a striking composition but is not finished in detail. Soft ground etching after Henry Alken.

  • Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851.
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1824
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31590i
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A man about to be executed in publc receives a pardon at the last minute; representing a work of art which has a striking composition but is not finished in detail. Soft ground etching after Henry Alken. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The condemned man raises his hands in prayer before his confessors. The executioner stands by wearing a hooded mask. The crowd jostles as a messenger rushes in bearing a document inscribed "Pardon from the King"

In the impression catalogued (Wellcome Library no. 31590i), the colouring is unfinished, making the item an exemplum sui

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London (26 Haymarket) : Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 1824.

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1 print : soft ground etching, with watercolour ; image 12.7 x 20.5 cm

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A touch at the fine arts. A surprising effect, but no execution. Hy. Alken delt.

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Wellcome Collection 31590i

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