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St George's Fields, Southwark: anti-Catholic rioters in the Gordon riots wielding sticks, displaying banners, and setting buildings on fire. Etching, 1780.

A rioter in the Gordon Riots has a cudgel in his hand and Newgate Prison is on fire in the background. Etching attributed to J. Gillray.

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Gordon Riots, 1780

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A rioter in the Gordon Riots has a cudgel in his hand and Newgate Prison is on fire in the background. Etching attributed to J. Gillray.

St George's Fields, Southwark: anti-Catholic rioters in the Gordon riots wielding sticks, displaying banners, and setting buildings on fire. Etching, 1780.