Catalogue Number
NMLH.2000.10.805
Object Name
Print
Title
'The Lord Mayor And Alderman Oliver In The Tower: We Are Imprisoned For Doing Our Duty...'
Place
The Tower of London, London, England, UK
People
John Wilkes, Alderman Oliver
Description
The Lord Mayor and Alderman in the Tower, 1763
The print shows Wilkes in the Tower of London. He was imprisoned for seditious libel after issue No. 45 of his magazine 'The North Briton' was published, criticising the King.
**ON DISPLAY**
