1859. Wood-engraving. 1859. 210mm by 275mm (sheet). Depicts Sir John O'Shanassy (1818-1883), Premier of Victoria; George Samuel Evans (1802-1868). From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. Reverse blank. Foxing mark.....
C1872. Wood-engraving. C1872. 400mm by 260mm (sheet) 95mm by 65mm (each image). A scrap book sheet with six cards pasted to it portraying characters from the Tichborne Trial - Lord Chief Juystice Cockburn, Lady Radcliffe, Mr Hawkins QC, The Claimant, Dr Kenealy QC and Jean Luie. REF : AUSPORT"
1870. Chromolithograph. 1870. 365mm by 245mm (sheet). Vanity Fair legal portrait of Sir Robert Collier. Possibly a proof, without title beneath the iamge. Barrister. 'Sir John Coleridge serves under him. Attorney General.Accompanied by original descriptive text."
1869. Chromolithograph. 1869. 360mm by 230mm (sheet). Vanity Fair legal portrait of PENZANCE Lord Penzance. Probate and Divorce Division Judge. Small area of paper missing from left hand margin.Accompanied by original descriptive text, which has one tear at the bottom of the sheet and small area of paper missing."
1887. Chromolithograph. 1887. 380mm by 260mm (sheet). Vanity Fair legal portrait of Sir Charles Parker Butt. Son of a parson. Journalist. Called to the Bar in 1854. Became MP for Southampton Hants.Accompanied by original descriptive text."
1911. Hentschel-Colourtype. 1911. 400mm by 265mm (sheet). 'Hutchy' Vanity Fair legal portrait of CC Hutchinson QC.Born in Lake District Westmoreland 1854. Intended to be a scientist. Became a Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Called to the Bar at age 46. HOBBIES: Fishing. Shooting. Cars. JP for Essex."
1899. Chromolithograph. 1899. 380mm by 260mm (sheet). Vanity Fair legal portrait of Lord Justice Williams. Born 1838. Educated at Westminster and Christ Church. Lived near Earls Court Station. Notoriously slovenly. Accompanied by original descriptive text."
C1845. Lithograph. C1845. 240mm by 210mm (sheet). La Nouvelle Loi Electorale - Ah ! monsieur le president, qui aurait dit qu'un jour on nous mettrait tous les deux dans le meme sac !' Original lithograph by Cham published in Paris circa 1840. Signed 'CHAM' in the image. From a series.....
C1845. Lithograph. C1845. 370mm by 240mm (sheet). Lithograph published in 'Le Charivari'. Text on reverse as issued. Faint vertical crease as issued."
1800. Stipple engraving. 1800. 510mm by 385mm (platemark). Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (1733-1805), Lord Chancellor. Alexander Wedderburn came from a distinguished Scottish legal family; educated at Edinburgh, he practiced law there until he entered Parliament in 1761, sitting for the Scottish seat of Ayr Burghs. An.....
1900. Chromolithograph. 1900. 380mm by 260mm (sheet). Vanity Fair legal portrait of Mr Justice Farwell. 'He is quite a respectable judge'Accompanied by original descriptive text.Some foxing spots in the title area."
C1860. Steel-engraving. C1860. 260mm by 165mm (sheet). Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (1750-1818) was an English judge. He was Attorney-General (1801-02) and Lord Chief Justice (1802-18). Fascimile signature below the image."
1850. Etching. 1850. 150mm by 395mm (image only). 'A New Court of Queen's Bench, As it Ought to Be -- Or -- The Ladies Trying a Contemptible Scoundrel for a "Breach of Promise"' Published in the Comic Almanac in 1850.An engraving by caricaturist George Cruikshank showing the imagined results of.....
C1860. Steel-engraving. C1860. 270mm by 175mm (sheet). Sir Thomas Plumer, MR (10 October 1753-5 April 1824) was a British judge and politician , the first Vice Chancellor of England and later Master of the Rolls. Fascimile signature below the image."
1811. Soft ground etching. 1811. 380mm by 325mm (platemark). Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714-1794) was a leading proponent of civil liberties in eighteenth-century England. He was trained in the law, and by 1757 had become Attorney General. He entered Parliament as an MP the following year, but resigned in.....
1845. Lithograph. 1845. 305mm by 240mm (sheet). The French text below the image translates to : - (The president) You did have means of existence, what did you do with them? - (The accused) I existedText on the reverse as issued.Original lithograph by Honore Daumier published in Paris in 1842.....
C1845. Lithograph. C1845. 350mm by 260mm (sheet). A CHARGE OF ADULTERY. 'Magistrates, my client is absolutely sure of the fact. But this personal conviction of his was not sufficient for him. He wanted to share it with your tribunal, with the auditorium surrounding us, with all of France. This is.....
C1840. Lithograph. C1840. 225mm by 300mm (sheet). The French text below the image translates to : GOOD! NEVER MIND!.. WE WILL PLEAD... I PREFER THAT ANYWAY !!Folds as issued, text on the reverse.Original lithograph by Honore Daumier published in Paris circa 1840. Initialled 'HD' in the image. From his series.....
C1872. Albumen photograph. C1872. 100mm by 62mm. Carte de visite photograph of Arthur Orton (1834-1898), The Tichborne Claimant. By Maull & Co, 187A Piccadilly and 62 Cheapside. CONDITION : A few tiny spots.
C1872. Albumen photograph. C1872. 100mm by 62mm. Carte de visite portrait of Arthur Orton (1834-1898), The Tichborne Claimant. CONDITION : Small area of damage to the lower left corner.
C1870. Albumen photograph. C1870. 100mm by 63mm. Carte de visite portrait of Arthur Orton (1834-1898), The Tichborne Claimant. CONDITION : Pencil and ballpen inscription on reverse.
C1872. Albumen photograph. C1872. 102mm by 62mm. Carte de visite portrait of Arthur Orton (1834-1898), The Tichborne Claimant. CONDITION : Slight fading.
1845. Lithograph. 1845. 355mm by 250mm (sheet). Original lithograph by Gavarni published in Paris 1845. Signed in the image. From a series titled Le Eloquence de la Chair which was published in the French magazine 'Le Charivari'. Paul Gavarni was the nom de plume of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (1804-1866), a......
1856. Wood-engraving. 1856. 200mm by 260mm (sheet). Shows Toby wearing a crown and sitting on a throne, Toby, his dog, is sitting at his side, a page on the left is wearing a tunic with "electoral rolls" on it, two men, Mr. Snodgrass (playing Shylock) and Mr. Sargood (playing Portia).....
1873. Wood-engraving. 1873. 290mm by 400mm (sheet). Contempt of Court - The Tichborne Claimant and Mr Skipworth in the Court of Queen's Bench' From 'The Graphic' of February 8, 1873. Unrelated text on the reverse."