A Mystery in Scarlet No. 1: "'By Order of the King, Fire!'"
Created by Rebecca Nesvet on Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:45
Description:
At Kew Palace, Captain Markham (left) leads the firing squad. They fire through a curtain, unable to see the condemned person(s). At Markham's immediate right, George II's valet Norris cowers. From The London Miscellany, no. 1 (10 February, 1866), 1. An unbound penny number of the periodical. Courtesy Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
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Copyright:
(c) Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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Artist:
- Hablot K. Browne
Image Date:
10 Feb 1866