Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)

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)

拍品专文

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.