De Foe in the Pillory

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A steel engraving published by J S Virtue circa 1870.The edges of the sheet are slightly discoloured else in very good condition. Image Size 24.5 x 19cm (9.75 x 6.5 inches) Sheet size 35 x 26cm (14 x 10 inchesFollowing the publication of The Shortest Way with the Dissenters, Defoe was accused of seditious libel and put in the pillory on the last three days of July 1703. The building behind him is the famous landmark of Temple Bar . It was the principal ceremonial entrance to the city of London from the city of Westminster, both being separate communities at that time. In the middle ages, London expanded city jurisdiction beyond its wall and the gates were called bars , which were erected across thoroughfares. To the west of the City of London, the bar was located in the area known as the Temple. Temple Bar is situated on the historic royal ceremonial route from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster, the two chief residences of the medieval English monarchs, and from the Palace of Westminster to St. Pauls Cathedral. The road east of Temple Bar and within the City is Fleet Street is while the road to the west, in Westminster, is the Strand. 'Strand' comes from the Old English term strond, which was used to describe a shore or riverbank, which it was then. N° de ref. del artículo 60002284

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