Lot Essay
The Fleet Prison, where debtors were incarcerated, is graphically described by Dickens in Pickwick Papers. It was closed in 1842 and demolished four years later. For a note on the artist, see lot 55.
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Fleet Prison: The Poor Debtor's Room; The Chapel; and The Room for Refactory Prisoners
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Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)
Fleet Prison: The Poor Debtor's Room; The Chapel; and The Room for Refactory Prisoners
each signed 'T. HOSMER SHEPHERD' (lower left), one with proprietary watermark, all with inscription as title (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
6 x 9 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm.); and slightly smaller (3)
Fleet Prison: The Poor Debtor's Room; The Chapel; and The Room for Refactory Prisoners
each signed 'T. HOSMER SHEPHERD' (lower left), one with proprietary watermark, all with inscription as title (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
6 x 9 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm.); and slightly smaller (3)