Sujet

'John Donellan Esq.', c1780. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'John Donellan Esq.', c1780. Portrait of Captain John Donellan who was executed for murder. In 1780, Sir Theodosius Boughton was suffering from syphilis and was being treated with mercury, one of the few treatments available at the time. He died in convulsions, and his brother-in-law, Captain John Donellan, was tried at the assizes at Warwick, and convicted of poisoning him. Their were irregularities during the trial, however, and it is still not clear whether or not Donellan was guilty. Being married to Boughton's sister, he stood to inherit on Boughton's death. [J. Hinton, Paternoster Row, London]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1780

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D55_371

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73,6Mo (4,0Mo) / 34,1cm x 54,1cm / 4024 x 6392 (300dpi)

Mots clés

mystérieux personnes gens mâle homme hommes santé pays forme loi type crime Britannique Anglais mort poison la mort mystère endroit siècle La Grande-Bretagne criminel la maladie meurtre concept STD B&W abattage ovale MONOCHROME empoisonnement la maladie sexuellement transmise noir et blanc noir et blanc B W 18e siècle Dix-huitie siècle The Print Collector portrait Unknown John poisoner Boughton John Donellan Donellan John Donnellan Captain John Donellan Sir Theodosius Edward Allesley Boughton Theodosius Edward Allesley Bart. Theodosius Boughton Theodosius portrait