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Christopher Atkinson pilloried as part of his sentence for cheating on the Navy Victualling Board; illustrated by a pillory embellished with sheafs of corn amidst a huge crowd outside the corn exchange. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1784.

Four Chinese men standing next to a man restrained by a cangue. Colour lithograph.

John Williams, a bookseller stands in the pillory in the Palace Yard, Westminster, surrounded by a cheering crowd. Engraving with ten verses in five columns below, 1765.

A Chinese man seated with his neck fastened in a cangue or pillory; a whip at his feet and houses in the background. Aquatint by W. Alexander, 1814.

Two Indian men seated on the ground, their left feet trapped in a pillory. Halftone.

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A Chinese man seated with his neck fastened in a cangue or pillory; a whip at his feet and houses in the background. Aquatint by W. Alexander, 1814.

Christopher Atkinson pilloried as part of his sentence for cheating on the Navy Victualling Board; illustrated by a pillory embellished with sheafs of corn amidst a huge crowd outside the corn exchange. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1784.

Four Chinese men standing next to a man restrained by a cangue. Colour lithograph.

Two Indian men seated on the ground, their left feet trapped in a pillory. Halftone.

John Williams, a bookseller stands in the pillory in the Palace Yard, Westminster, surrounded by a cheering crowd. Engraving with ten verses in five columns below, 1765.