Willm. Cox, 1773. (William Cox)

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• PUBLISHER: Unknown

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: 1773

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 7 x 4 7/8" (17.7 x 12.3 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This 1773 etching captures the likeness of William Cox, a notorious 18th century thief whose criminal career and eventual execution made him a figure of intense public fascination. Executed in the year of this print's publication, Cox was known as a prolific pickpocket and housebreaker, whose exploits were celebrated in the popular press of the day for both his youth and audacity.<br><br> The portrait is after an unknown artist and depicts Cox in contemporary dress, reflecting the period's interest in "remarkable characters" and the lives of those on the fringes of society. Such portraits were frequently sold as broadsides or included in criminal chronicles to satisfy the public's appetite for stories of the London underworld.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Miscellaneous