The boy St Giles, arrested for stealing a hat belonging to the boy St James, is arraigned before the night-constable at Covent Garden watch-house. Etching after John Leech, 1845.

  • Leech, John, 1817-1864.
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[1845]
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35899i
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The boy St Giles, arrested for stealing a hat belonging to the boy St James, is arraigned before the night-constable at Covent Garden watch-house. Etching after John Leech, 1845. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] : [Punch], [1845]

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1 print : etching ; image 13 x 10 cm

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St Giles in the watch-house. J. Leech.

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Wellcome Collection 35899i

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The boy St Giles is arrested for stealing a hat ("a white beaver hat, with a large plume of pink and white feathers") belonging to the boy St James at the entrance to the Covent Garden Theatre. St Giles stands in the dock before the night-constable in Covent Garden watch-house. Cesar Gum, the black slave and companion of onlookers, testifies against him

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