Tichborne Romance and Orton Reality
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Title
Tichborne Romance and Orton Reality
Subject
Tichborne, Roger, Sir
Orton, Arthur, 1834-1898
Lithographs
Description
The Oliver Criminological Collection includes a substantial array of pamphlets, trial accounts, and popular ephemera from the sensational Tichborne Claimant case of the 1870s.
Orton, a butcher in Wagga Wagga, Australia, claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne, who had been presumed lost at sea in 1854. Although Lady Tichborne, some other family members, and associates—over one hundred individuals—accepted him and initially supported his claim, Orton lost an 1871 trial over the Tichborne inheritance. He was then arrested on a charge of perjury, and, after a second trial, was convicted in 1874 and served ten years in prison. He died, impoverished, in 1898.
Abstract
Lithograph entitled Tichborne Romance and Orton Reality, related to the Tichborne Claimant case
Creator
Hornet Gift Cartoon
Date Created
1874 March 11
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
John Rathbone Oliver Criminological Collection of the Harvard Medical Library (uncataloged)
Format
image
Extent
1 lithograph
Language
English
Type
still image
Provenance
Gift of John Rathbone Oliver, M.D., to the Magrath Library of Legal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1936
Files
Citation
Hornet Gift Cartoon, “Tichborne Romance and Orton Reality,” OnView, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13095.