Henry Kondracki RSA
Deacon Brodie's Bar
Oil on canvas
117 x 117 cm
£ 6,000.00
Deacon Brodie’s double life as a respectable craftsman and a serial robber is thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Hanged in...
Deacon Brodie’s double life as a respectable craftsman and a serial robber is thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Hanged in 1788, Brodie is commemorated by a pub bearing his name on the corner of the Royal Mile.