Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1867
Fenian explosion at Clerkenwell Prison
This aquatint shows the explosion at Clerkenwell Prison caused by a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The bomb was an attempt by the Republicans to free seven arrested associates. The explosion ripped through the prison wall and demolished a row of houses killing several residents including two children and wounding sixty eight.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- Z6637
- Object name:
- Fenian explosion at Clerkenwell Prison
- Artist/Maker:
- Wood, J.T.
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- Production date:
- 1867
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 117 mm, W 157 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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