Begging the Magistrate

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A boy kneels behind a courtroom railing, pleading before a magistrate seated at a desk

Oliver escapes being bound apprentice to the sweep.

Artist

Name:: Cruikshank, George
Dates:: 1792-1878
Country:: UK

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Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Oliver Twist, vol. 1
Author:: Dickens, Charles
Publisher:: London: Richard Bentley, 1839
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A boy kneels behind a courtroom railing, pleading before a magistrate seated at a desk, while three men stand nearby.

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