An episode in the novel 'Paul Periwinkle': Colonel Sprightly in prison having his hair cut. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).
- Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.
- Date:
- 1841
- Reference:
- 29778i
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Colonel Sprightly harrasses a woman in Kensington Gardens, leading her to call one of the keepers of the gardens, who is knocked down by Sprightly. The colonel is arrested and sent by a magistrate to a House of Correction, where he is forced to wear prison uniform and to have his hair cut off
Publication/Creation
1841
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 12.2 x 9.8 cm
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Colonel Sprightly locked up against the grain. Phiz
Reference
Wellcome Collection 29778i
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