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John Lilburne the Liberty of the Freeborne English-man
Printmaker: Glover, George
Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Alexander, David
17th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1641
With the bars added, making the oval a prison window. Title also added at top, and two additional lines of verso below. This state used as frontispiece for 'A remonstrance of many learned citizens and other free-born people of England' by Richard Overton, 1646.
Accession number: P.149-2009
Primary reference Number: 168314
Object entry number: 0775
Hind (English 1952-64): 26 ii
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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