James Hall. Engraving by R. Graves, ca. 1820.

Date:
[1820?]
Reference:
2011097i
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Convicted of murdering John Penny in Clement's Inn, London, Hall pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death. He was hanged at the (north?) end of Catherine Street off the Strand, London, on 15 September 1741. His dead body afterwards hung in chains at Shepherd's Bush. Portrayed wearing manacles on his ankles, in a cell in Newgate prison, with a barred window on the left

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1820?]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; image and border 12 x 10.3 cm

Lettering

James Hall, (Executed for murder, 1741.) R. Grave sc.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2011097i

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