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John Howard

English prison reformer and philanthropist (1726-1790)

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  • État des prisons, des hôspital et des maisons de force / par John Howard ; Traduit de l'anglois [by Louise Félicité Guinement de Kéralio?].
  • The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / [John Howard].
  • An account of the principal lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland / [John Howard].
  • The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons / [John Howard].
  • The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / [John Howard].
  • An account of the principal lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland / [John Howard].
  • An account of the principal lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland / [John Howard].
  • An account of the principal lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland / [John Howard].
  • An account of the principal lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland / [John Howard].
  • The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / [John Howard].
  • An account of the principal lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the plague: together with further observations on some foreign prisons and hospitals; and additional remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland / [John Howard].
  • The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / [John Howard].

Images featuring John Howard

22 images from works
  • John Howard. Stipple engraving by E. Scott, 1789, after M. Brown.
  • John Howard bringing water and fresh air into a prison in order to improve the conditions for the inmates. Watercolour.
  • John Howard. Line engraving by N. Thomas.
  • John Howard visiting a prison: a group of inmates sitting or lying on the floor. Etching by J. Hogg after F. Wheatley, 1787.
  • Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1726.
  • John Howard. Line engraving by G. Hawkins the elder, 1787.
  • John Howard. Stipple engraving by E. Scott, 1789, after M. Brown.
  • John Howard: his birthplace in Clapton, Middlesex (top), facsimile of part of a letter written by him, and his residence at Cardington, Bedfordshire (bottom). Etching with engraving by C.J. Smith, 1836.
  • John Howard. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1790, after M. Brown.
  • John Howard, full-length portrait. Line engraving by J. Romney, 1817, after G. M. Brighty.
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Prisons
Europe
History, 18th Century
Hospitals
Prisons
Prison reformers
United Kingdom
Prisons - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
Prisons - Great Britain
Hospitals - Europe - Early works to 1800