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A bunch of bananas (Musa species) and a bunch of plantains (Musa x paradisiaca). Coloured lithograph by R. Bridgens, c. 1836, after himself.

A flying fish shown flying over water. Coloured lithograph by R. Bridgens.

Two different types of stocks: the above confines the hands and feet of the culprit standing upright; the model below confines the hands and feet while the culprit is seated. Chalk lithograph by R. Bridgens.

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Bridgens, Richard, active 1835.

Images from the collections

Images by Bridgens, Richard, active 1835.

Works from the collections

A flying fish shown flying over water. Coloured lithograph by R. Bridgens.

A bunch of bananas (Musa species) and a bunch of plantains (Musa x paradisiaca). Coloured lithograph by R. Bridgens, c. 1836, after himself.

Two different types of stocks: the above confines the hands and feet of the culprit standing upright; the model below confines the hands and feet while the culprit is seated. Chalk lithograph by R. Bridgens.