The Devastations occasioned by the Rioters of London firing the New Goal of Newgate and burning Mr Akerman's Furniture &c June 6. 1780, William Hamilton

Rioters in front of newgate, the southern part of its façade in flames. In the foreground is a large bonfire on which a table and other pieces of furniture are being thrust and flung. Men wave hats, bludgeons, hatchets, and pick-axes. A man capers, holding up a stick in one hand, the keys of newgate in the other. On the right is a flag inscribed 'no-popery'. Dense clouds of smoke and the flames of the bonfire obscure the southern part of the building, the rest is brilliantly lit. The design is surrounded by a border representing a carved frame, with medallions, garlands, &c. On it is inscribed 'all the prisoners to the amount of 300 were released this night'. C. June 1780 etching with engraving. Date: 1780. Dimensions: Height: 216 mm; Width: 317 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Devastations occasioned by the Rioters of London firing the New Goal of Newgate and burning Mr Akerman's Furniture &c June 6. 1780 (BM 1880,1113.4253)