James Baker Pyne The Burning of the Toll Houses, Prince Street Bridge

Oil study on paper. The toll houses on Prince Street Bridge were set alight and Lawford's Gate (Gloucester County) Prison was attacked. Crowds then tried to attack the Bishop's Palace at nearby Canons Marsh, because of the Bishop's opposition to the Reform Bill.

M4127 (image/tiff)
Acknowledgement: © Bristol Culture, photography by Public Catalogue Foundation/Dan Brown Acknowledgement: ©Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives

Summary

: M4127

: Fine Art

: painting

: Bristol Riots: The Burning of the Toll Houses, Prince Street Bridge

: PYNE, James Baker

: a colour sketch on paper, mounted with two other works

James Baker Pyne The Burning of the Toll Houses, Prince Street Bridge

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol People Gallery

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: City of Bristol Collection

: circa 1831

: circa 1831

: Purchased, 1921

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