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A prisoner of the Fleet being examined before a committee of the House of Commons: 675

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A prisoner of the Fleet being examined before a committee of the House of Commons
Several sketches of fetters, etc.

Maker(s)

Painter: Hogarth, William

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Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 470 cm
Width: 596 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1720s
1728 CE - 1729 CE

Note

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.

School or Style

British

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Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( two sheets joined together)
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Huggins, the Keeper (in the hand of Horace Walpole)
  • Location: Lower left
  • Text: Prisoner (in the hand of Horace Walpole)
  • Location: Lower right

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 675
Primary reference Number: 3403

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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