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Earl of Nithsdale Exchanges Clothes with His Wife to Escape from Prison
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Earl of Nithsdale Exchanges Clothes with His Wife to Escape from Prison

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1786 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, exchanges clothes with his wife to escape from the Tower Green prison in London, after being imprisoned there following the Jacobite uprising of 1715.

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printWilliam Maxwell NithsdaleTower of London
Credit lineGraaf van Nithsdale verwisseld van kleding met zijn vrouw om te ontsnappen uit de gevangenis. 1786. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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