Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Title:
The Last Scene: 'Jack Sheppard's Farewell to Mr Wood / Blueskin cutting down Jack Sheppard / The Body of Jack Sheppard carried off by the Mob'
Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper with beige chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 9/16 x 7 inches (21.8 x 17.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper center below top image: "Jack Sheppard's Farewell to M.r Wood."; center below center image: "Blueskin cutting down Jack Sheppard."; lower center below lower image: "The body of Jack Sheppard carried off by the Mob. | George Cruikshank"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1995.29.20
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
crying | criminals | dying | mobs | hanging (execution) | literary theme | men | crowd | women | gesturing | illustration | soldiers | smoke | death | novel | Chapter 31 - 'The Procession to Tyburn' | Jack Sheppard (novel)