Dick Turpin, the highwayman, in 1742. When masquerading as a horse-dealer under the name of John Palmer he shot a cock belonging to his landlord, an incident which led to his exposure, trial and execution.
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Dick Turpin, the highwayman, in 1742. When masquerading as a horse-dealer under the name of John Palmer he shot a cock belonging to his landlord, an incident which led to his exposure, trial and execution.
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Print Collection portrait file
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Richard Turpin
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1953-12-03
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Content: Published in Country life, December 3, 1953, page 1826.
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Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2c9b1030-d1fd-0130-d508-58d385a7bbd0
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1953-12-03
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Dick Turpin, the highwayman, in 1742. When masquerading as a horse-dealer under the name of John Palmer he shot a cock belonging to his landlord, an incident which led to his exposure, trial and execution." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1953. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c9b1030-d1fd-0130-d508-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1953). Dick Turpin, the highwayman, in 1742. When masquerading as a horse-dealer under the name of John Palmer he shot a cock belonging to his landlord, an incident which led to his exposure, trial and execution. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c9b1030-d1fd-0130-d508-58d385a7bbd0
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Dick Turpin, the highwayman, in 1742. When masquerading as a horse-dealer under the name of John Palmer he shot a cock belonging to his landlord, an incident which led to his exposure, trial and execution." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c9b1030-d1fd-0130-d508-58d385a7bbd0
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