'The Execution of Rebecca Smith at Devizes, 1849' (painting)

Description

Summary: Small framed oil painting of the execution of Rebecca Smith at Devizes in 1849, she is depicted with her back to us, standing on the platform with one man holding her and another putting the noose over her head.


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