An Alpha Factory (Staffordshire) portrait figure of William Smith O'Brien the Irish Nationalist modelled seated in chains, on a gilt captioned base, circa 1848, 18cm high, right hand restored. * William Smith O'Brien became an MP in 1826 and in 1848 led a failed, but bloodless insurrection which led to a charge of High Treason. His sentence of being Hung, Drawn and Quartered was commuted to Transportation to Tasmania. He was released and then pardoned in 1856 provided he did not return to Ireland.
An Alpha Factory (Staffordshire) portrait figure of William Smith O'Brien the Irish Nationalist modelled seated in chains, on a gilt captioned base, circa 1848, 18cm high, right hand restored. * William Smith O'Brien became an MP in 1826 and in 1848 led a failed, but bloodless insurrection which led to a charge of High Treason. His sentence of being Hung, Drawn and Quartered was commuted to Transportation to Tasmania. He was released and then pardoned in 1856 provided he did not return to Ireland.
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