Thomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671 Size:M: 60 x 60cm Rebuilt by the French Army

Rebuilt by the French Army

'After the Bath'

28th July 1981

Lith de Delaporte

Two characters from Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens sitting under trees in the wilderness

Thomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671 Size:M: 60 x 60cm Rebuilt by the French ArmyThomas Blood attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671, (1937). Although Blood (1618 1680) got his hands on the jewels, the alarm was raised and he failed to get out of the Tower. Perhaps surprisingly, Charles II pardoned him fully for the crime. An illustration from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937).