'Elizabeth Brownrigg, Executed for Cruelty & Murder', 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper.

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'Elizabeth Brownrigg, Executed for Cruelty & Murder', 1822. Portrait of Elizabeth Brownrigg (1720-1767) who was convicted of murder and hanged at Tyburn (in London) in 1767. She was found to have severely physically abused domestic servants, one of whom died from infected wounds. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. III, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]

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