Title
Jack Sheppard
Caption
London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Jack Sheppard (1702 – 1724) ; notorious English thief and gaolbreaker of early 18th-century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in 1723, with little more than a year of his training to complete. He was arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724 but escaped four times from prison, making him a notorious public figure, and wildly popular with the poorer classes. Ultimately, he was caught, convicted, and hanged at Tyburn
Date
1924
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP23A13_285
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,9Mb) / 10,8in x 21,5in / 3252 x 6449 (300dpi)