PRISONERS AT LEWES, c.1870

PRISONERS AT LEWES, c.1870

A group of albumen prints (5), pasted down to three period cards, depicting British prisoners at work (4), each measuring approx. 13.5 x 16.5cm, and one portrait of the Governor of the Lewes prison in East Sussex, measuring 15 x 10cm, captioned in manuscript ink upper and lower margins. The two cards presenting the prints of British prisoners bear handwritten captions to the card centre reading, "Prisoners at Work, Lewes" and "Prisoners at Work"; a print of the image of the man sitting in front of the loom is held by the National Media Museum, Bradford, credited to a Captain Lewis, and it is noted that the prisoner was held at Pentonville [ref.1987-5182]. Three additional albumen prints are pasted to the back of the prisoner cards, including a view of the Eiffel Tower, a view of Ben Nevis by George Washington Wilson and an anonymous view of the Pier at Bournemouth.