COLLECTION NAME:
Peterloo Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15100527
Reference Number:
R52983.2
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
A view of St. Peters Place and manner in which the Manchester Reform meeting were dispersed by civil & military power. Augt. 16th. 1819: a cabinet picture
Alternative Parent Work Title:
A view of St. Peter's Place
Creator:
Slack, John
Creator Role:
Engraver
Date Created:
c1819
Publication Details:
Manchester: J. Slack
Description:
Contemporary etching of the Peterloo Massacre in St Peter's Field, Manchester, on 16 August 1819. Cavalry were used to disband a pro-democracy demonstration, resulting in eleven dead and hundreds injured.
Keyword:
Civil Unrest; Manchester; Peterloo; Peterloo Massacre; St Peter's Field
Language:
eng-GB
Language Code:
English
Subject:
Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England, 1819
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Prints -- 19th century; Demonstrations -- England -- Manchester -- Pictorial works
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Broadsides
Technique Used:
Etching (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, UK
Provenance:
Roberts, David Lloyd, 1834-1920, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
UML copy at R52983.2: This print was found folded inside a copy of Joseph Aston's Metrical records of Manchester, 1822.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-10-23
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Educational Notes:
Researching Peterloo: Pivotal Protest Events in British History
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Gemma Edwards
