Colonel Kirke draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of her brother whom he had hanged in an adjoining room. Engraving by F. Deeves after W. Hamilton.

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Colonel Kirke draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of her brother whom he had hanged in an adjoining room. Engraving by F. Deeves after W. Hamilton.