Browse Items (14 total)
Sort by:
Burke the Murderer
William Burke is depicted in his prison cell shacked to the floor by heavy iron chains . He is wearing a frock coat, cravat and trousers. He is standing with his hands clasped. The printed title is Burke, the Murderer!!, below this in italics 'Drawn…
Miss Blandy at the place of Execution
A drawing of a women witnessing a public execution after the Murder Act of Great Britain was passed
The Reward of Cruelty
Painting of surgery on an executed body after the Great Britain murder act was passed.
Execution of William Burke
A contemporary print of the execution of William Burke.