Prisons – Maddocks.

James Neild Esqr.

Original engraving. no place. [c.1804]. Plate Size: 10 cm x 19 cm. Sheet Size: 13. 3 cm x 21 cm. In very good condition. Minor inkstain visible.

A handsome engraving based an earlier portrait of Neild by Samuel De Wilde.
Beneath the portrait is an allegorical scene related to Neild’s work as a penal reformer.
The full title is as follows: “James Neild Esqr. High Sheriff of the County of Bucks. 1804, At 60. One of his Majesty’s acting Justices of the Peace for the Counties of Buckingham, Kent and Middlesex, and the City of Liberty of Westminster. Treasurer of the Society for the Relief of persons imprisoned for small debts.″

James Neild (4 June 1744 – 16 February 1814) was an English jeweller and prison reformer. While he was supported by two particular friends, Weeden Butler and John Coakley Lettsom, his efforts were distinct from those of John Howard, and the Quaker group including Elizabeth Fry. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: 19th Century · British · British Law · Catalogue Four – International Art · English History · English Law · English Legal History · Legal History · London · Original Decorative Art – Portrait · Original Engraving · Portrait · Prison · Prison Reform
• Inventory Number: 200092AG

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