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A prisoner of the Fleet being examined before a committee of the House of Commons Several sketches of fetters, etc.
Painter: Hogarth, William
History note: Given by Hogarth to Horace Walpole who, by tradition, wrote the inscriptions beneath the figures; Strawberry Hill sale, 13-23 June 1842 (10th day) (No 1330) bt. T.S. Forman (£8.5s); C. Fairfax Murray
Height: 470 cm
Width: 596 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
1728 CE - 1729 CE
Sketch for the picture painted in the same year for Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk, one of the Committee, subsequently in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle who gave it in 1892 to the N.P.G. Verso, presumably by Hogarth.
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( two sheets joined together)
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Accession number: 675
Primary reference Number: 3403
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A prisoner of the Fleet being examined before a committee of the House of Commons" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3403 Accessed: 2024-12-18 17:45:12
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