Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A gentleman, presumably Colonel Kirke, draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of a man who hanged himself on a wooden beam in an adjoining room. Engraving by Deeves after Hamilton.
A gentleman, presumably Colonel Kirke, draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of a man who hanged himself on a wooden beam in an adjoining room. Engraving by Deeves after Hamilton.
Wellcome Collection

A gentleman, presumably Colonel Kirke, draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of a man who hanged himself on a wooden beam in an adjoining room. Engraving by Deeves after Hamilton.

Hamilton · 1803

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Colonel Kirke's brutal conduct to a lady who solicited the life of her brother. Hamilton del. Deeves sculpt.

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