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London and the pirates, Pirate executions

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A pirate hanged at Execution Dock.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: 6588
Description: A pirate, thought to be Captain James Lowry (hanged 1762), being hanged at Execution Dock. The official on horseback at the left holds the silver oar, which represented the authority of the Admiralty.
Creator: Page Dodd
Date: c. 1762
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