The Memoirs of George Barrington

, 1790

Death masks, post-mortem drawings and other spooky and disquieting portraits... Come and see how portraits of infamous Australians were used in the 19th century.

By the end of the eighteenth century, crime, criminals and punishment were standard subjects for those engaged in the English print trade. 

Grace Carroll discusses the portrait of the late-eighteenth century gentleman pickpocket George Barrington.