The riot in Broad Street on 7 June, 1780: 33.A.5-5

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The riot in Broad Street on 7 June, 1780

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Heath, James
Painter: Wheatley, Francis (After)
Publisher: Boydell, John

Entities

Print

Categories

Album
Print

Description

A scene in the streets of Lodon, at night; civilians stand by a bonfire on the left, into which furniture from an adjacent house is being thrown from windows, at the centre one soldier attends to a wounded man; on the right, troops with bayonets fill the street, their weapons aimed at the crowd, many figures watching from the windows

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1790

Note

State with scratched lettering

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 33.A.5-5
Primary reference Number: 312017
Nagler: 16
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Audit data

Created: Friday 27 January 2023 Updated: Friday 27 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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