Rural poverty and starvation. 18th-century artwork showing the fate of the Eaves family of Datchworth,Hertfordshire,England. James Eaves,his wife,one of his sons,and their baby daughter,were found dead in 1769 from starvation. Their 11-year-old son survived but went mad and never regained his sanity. This artwork is from a pamphlet produced by author and former solider Philip Thicknesse (1719-1792) who had prevented the bodies being buried without an inquest. The story was rediscovered in 2009,and a memorial plaque was erected in Datchworth in 2011 | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 5302 px × 3626 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |