Description
Fine etching by the important Australian artist, Albert Henry Fullwood of the Jack Straw pub Hampstead Heath, England.
This pub on the northern edge of Hampstead Heath was named after a ringleader in the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381, Jack Straw, one of Wat Tyler’s lieutenants, is believed to have taken refuge here. A pub has stood on this site for many years and in the 19th century Wilkie Collins, William Thackeray and Charles Dickens are all known to have drunk at Jack Straw’s Castle.
Exhibited at Chenil Gallery (1 May 1910 – 1 June 1910) Chelsea, London, England.
Item 31. Jack Straw’s Castle, Hampstead Heath. £2.02.0
Collections:
National Gallery of Australia: LEGACY ID 1000009072
