Debtor Collection

Fleet Prison / Cruikshank
Fleet Prison was notable as a debtors prison after the 17th century until it was demolished in 1845-46, having been rebuilt 3 times in 1381, 1666 and 1780

Debtor Served with Writ
A debtor is served with a writ

Regency gentlemen locked up in Radford's Hotel, Carey Street, for nonpayment of a bill at Long's Hotel
FLO4619154 Regency gentlemen locked up in Radford's Hotel, Carey Street, for nonpayment of a bill at Long's Hotel. Morning and in Low Spirits. A scene in a lock-up house

Mr Micawber, from 'The Year 1912', published London, 1913 (colour litho)
KW280472 Mr Micawber, from 'The Year 1912', published London, 1913 (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Note ou la Vie, 1850. Creator: Honore Daumier
La Note ou la Vie, 1850. The Money or your Life. Maniere delicate don't s'y prennent les Anglais pour reclamer une dette a un people ami

Portrait of Johan van Ceters (1602-29), after c.1650. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Johan van Ceters (1602-29), after c.1650

Encore mes créanciers, toujours... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Encore mes creanciers, toujours... 19th century. Man complaining about creditors

Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa - tied up with a chain until they pay their debts! Date: circa 1930s

Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Prisoners playing fives and skittles, and socialising. Fleet Prison was a prison for debt and contempt of court

Reception of a Debtor in the Fleet Prison in the Days of George II (engraving)
671043 Reception of a Debtor in the Fleet Prison in the Days of George II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Discounting a note, 30th September 1844 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT253091 Discounting a note, 30th September 1844 (litho) (b/w photo) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Indian Subalterns Vampire, page from The Delhi Sketchbook, 1850-54 (litho)
996482 The Indian Subalterns Vampire, page from The Delhi Sketchbook, 1850-54 (litho) by English School, (19th century); 27.7x15 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

No. 1744 A Meeting of Creditors (pen, ink & w / c on paper)
FIT107391 No.1744 A Meeting of Creditors (pen, ink & w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 29.9x43 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Portrait of the Artist Outside the Bell Inn (oil on canvas)
SGS120426 Portrait of the Artist Outside the Bell Inn (oil on canvas) by Morland, George (1763-1804); 25.4x35.5 cm; Private Collection; eBerger Collection Educational Trust; English, out of copyright

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, c. 1775-76 (oil on canvas)
HEH416352 Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, c.1775-76 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 239.4x147.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Recollections of the Court of Common Pleas, pub. 1834 (hand coloured engraving)
2909749 Recollections of the Court of Common Pleas, pub. 1834 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

America - Shays Rebellion
Shays Rebellion was an armed uprising - Protesters Watching A Debtor In A Scuffle With A Tax Collector By The Courthouse At Springfield, Massachusetts Date: 1786

Debtor and Creditor. --Seizure of Goods for a Debt (engraving)
669600 Debtor and Creditor.--Seizure of Goods for a Debt (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Debtor and Creditor.--Seizure of Goods for a Debt)

The term, c. 1860 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT287010 The term, c.1860 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le terme; ); eArchives Charmet; French

The Rake in Prison, plate VII, from A Rakes Progress
STC451231 The Rake in Prison, plate VII, from A Rakes Progress, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

The Agony of a Martyr, caricature relating to a Spanish economic crisis
CHT177831 The Agony of a Martyr, caricature relating to a Spanish economic crisis, 1892 (colour litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Spanish

An easy way out of debt: a Newgate marriage (litho)
3637842 An easy way out of debt: a Newgate marriage (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An easy way out of debt: a Newgate marriage)

A Rakes Progress VII: The Rake in Prison, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS2004 A Rakes Progress VII: The Rake in Prison, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

A Rakes Progress IV: The Rake Arrested, Going to Court, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS2002 A Rakes Progress IV: The Rake Arrested, Going to Court, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Arrested for Debt, plate V from A Rakes Progress
STC451147 Arrested for Debt, plate V from A Rakes Progress, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Reception of a debtor in the Fleet Prison (engraving)
614649 Reception of a debtor in the Fleet Prison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Race Meeting, or The Gambler, 1853 (Pen and black ink on off-white paper)
1217572 The Race Meeting, or The Gambler, 1853 (Pen and black ink on off-white paper) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 24.8x17.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Funny Dogs (engraving)
1595066 Funny Dogs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Funny Dogs. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 January 1888)

"A Treasure for a Lady"- Sheridan and the Lawyer (engraving)
3099377 " A Treasure for a Lady" - Sheridan and the Lawyer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Rakes Progress, Plate 7, 3rd State, 1735 (engraving)
1071404 A Rakes Progress, Plate 7, 3rd State, 1735 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 34.3x39.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Study for a Title-Page: Allegory of Commerce and a Debtors Prison (?), n. d
Study for a Title-Page: Allegory of Commerce and a Debtors Prison (?), n.d.. Attributed to Romeyn de Hooghe

VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
The Primrose family join their father when he is thrown into a debtors prison by the evil Squire Thornhill. Date: First published: 1766

Quae Genus & Creditors, from The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Fou
Quae Genus & Creditors, from " The History of Johnny Quae Genus, The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax", December 1, 1821

Scene at Whitecross Street Prison showing a release of prisoners, London, 1870. Artist
Scene at Whitecross Street Prison showing a release of prisoners, London, 1870. From The Graphic

Proteus taking a benefit according to law, 1825
Proteus Taking a Benefit According to Law, 1825. Interior view of Whitecross Street Prison for debtors, London

The Whitecross Street Prison for debtors, London, 1843. Two interior views of the refuge for the destitute at Whitecross Street Prison, showing the male and female wards

Debtor and Creditor - Seizure of Goods for a Debt, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Debtor and Creditor - Seizure of Goods for a Debt, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The Kings Bench Prison as it appeared in 1823, c1827, (1912). The Kings Bench Prison, Southwark, took its name from the Kings Bench court of law in which cases of defamation

The reception of a debtor in Fleet Prison in the days of George II, 18th century (19th century). Artist: Beech
The reception of a debtor in Fleet Prison in the days of George II, 18th century (19th century)

The Removal Of The Painter, (1885). Artist: Jeaurat
The Removal Of The Painter, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

A Real Jubilee Memorial, 1887. In Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee Year, one hundred debtors found themselves unexpectedly freed from their obligations

MONEY LENDING, 1870. I Gave Credit / I Sell for Cash
MONEY LENDING, 1870. I Gave Credit/I Sell for Cash. Lithograph, 1870, by Currier & Ives

Gentleman arrested for being in debt
Two men arrest a gentleman for being in debt, his son and wife watching helplessly. Date: 1843

Study Title-Page Allegory Commerce Debtor Prison
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The Realm of Heaven may be compared to a king who resolved to settle accounts
XAM72476 The Realm of Heaven may be compared to a king who resolved to settle accounts with his servants (Matthew 18, Luke 17), illustration to Christs teaching

The Rake in Prison, plate VII, from A Rakes Progress (engraving)
XJF397619 The Rake in Prison, plate VII, from A Rakes Progress (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rake is shown confined to Fleet Prison for debt)

Arrested for Debt, plate V from A Rakes Progress (engraving)
XJF393899 Arrested for Debt, plate V from A Rakes Progress (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; (add.info)

Credit is dead, the bad debtors have killed it (engraving)
XIR382722 Credit is dead, the bad debtors have killed it (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Credit est mort)

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"Debtor: A Tale of Imprisonment, Struggle, and Redemption" In the dark corners of Fleet Prison, a notorious institution in London during the early 19th century, countless debtors found themselves trapped in a merciless cycle. The haunting images captured by renowned artist Thomas Rowlandson depict the grim reality faced by those served with writs. One such image portrays the punishment endured by female debtors in Abyssinia, now known as Ethiopia. Their plight mirrored that of their counterparts within Fleet Prison's inner court walls. From 1808 to 1811, these walls witnessed endless tales of despair and desperation. The reception of a debtor within Fleet Prison during George II's reign was no less harrowing. Engravings from that era reveal the somber atmosphere surrounding these unfortunate souls as they entered this unforgiving place. Yet amidst this bleakness, glimmers of hope emerged. In an evocative lithograph titled "Discounting a note, " dated September 30th, 1844, we witness an attempt at financial redemption. It serves as a reminder that even within confinement's grasp, there is room for resilience and determination. Across continents and time periods alike, debtors' stories intertwine. From India's Delhi Sketchbook to America's Shays Rebellion – where farmers rose against oppressive debts – their struggles resonate throughout history. No tale would be complete without acknowledging those who sought justice amid chaos. "A Meeting of Creditors" captures one such moment when individuals gathered to reclaim what was owed to them; pen strokes on paper symbolizing both powerlessness and resolve. As we delve deeper into this narrative tapestry woven around debtors' lives, we encounter unexpected figures like Georgiana Cavendish - Duchess of Devonshire - whose portrait hints at hidden layers beneath her opulent exterior; perhaps she too had experienced financial turmoil or empathized with those imprisoned due to debts unpaid.