The coffin plates of the Rebel Lords who were executed on Tower Hill in 1746 and 1747. Etching with engraving by W. Wise after R.B. Schnebbelie, 1816.
- Schnebbelie, Robert Blemmel, -approximately 1849.
- Date:
- 11 October 1816
- Reference:
- 44518i
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In the Battle of Culloden (6 April 1746), the last battle of the '45 Rebellion, the Jacobites, under Charles Edward, the Young Pretender ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"), were defeated by British forces under William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. After the rebellion, the 6th Lord Balmerino and the 4th Earl of Kilmarnock were beheaded on 18 August 1746, Lovat on 9 April 1747
Publication/Creation
London (125 Fenchurch Street) : R. Wilkinson, 11 October 1816.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; sheet 25 x 31.7 cm
Lettering
The coffin plates of the rebel lords, who were executed on Tower Hill. 1746 & 1747. Schnebbelie del. Wise sculp.
Further lettering within the print: the gravestones are inscribed with the rebel lords' names in Latin and their respective ages
Reference
Wellcome Collection 44518i
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