COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
07690
Record number:
07690-1
JCB call number:
D777 A311l
Image title:
John Aitken. Commonly called John the Painter. Convicted of setting Fire to Portsmouth Dock.
Creator 1:
W. Cave
Creator 1 role:
ad viv. del.
Place image published:
Winton [i. e. Winchester]
Image publisher:
I. Wilkes
Image date:
1777
Image function:
frontispiece
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
14.4 cm.
Image dimension width:
8.8 cm.
Page dimension height:
19.1 cm.
Page dimension width:
12 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English
Description:
Portrait of James [sometimes called John] Aitken in chains and in jail.
Source creator:
Aitken, James, 1752-1777
Source Title:
The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary ... convicted of setting fire to his Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth
Source place of publication:
Winton [i. e. Winchester]
Source publisher:
Printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin ... and T. Evans
Source date:
[1777]
notes:
An impassioned supporter of the American Revolution, James Aitken, also known by other names, wished to attack the British Navy by burning down royal navy yards in Portsmouth and Bristol. He was eventually captured and executed for his terrorist activities.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
North America
Subject Area:
Portraits
Subject headings:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
John Aitken. Commonly called John the Painter. Convicted of setting Fire to Portsmouth Doc...
