Attorney Collection (#2)

William Page Wood, lawyer
672679 William Page Wood, lawyer; (add.info.: William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley (29 November 1801 - 10 July 1881) was a British lawyer

Portrait of Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet (24 September 1802 - 20 November 1880)
672632 Portrait of Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet (24 September 1802 - 20 November 1880). 19th century (tinted lithograph); (add.info.: Scottish lawyer, politician and judge)

Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim
672587 Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim; (add.info.: Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim (12 June 1826 - 30 September 1886) was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister

Portrait of The Hon. Alfred Henry Thesiger
672546 Portrait of The Hon. Alfred Henry Thesiger; (add.info.: The Hon, Alfred Henry Thesiger, LJ (15 July 1838 - 20 October 1880), was a British lawyer and judge); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bonawentura Niemojowski, 1800
1578180 Bonawentura Niemojowski, 1800; (add.info.: Portrait of Bonawentura Niemojowski (1787-1835) Polish lawyer, writer and politician

Sally Brass, c.1920 (colour litho)
1122863 Sally Brass, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Curiosity Shop published by Hodder & Stoughton c.1920)

British Cartoon, 1818
1574349 British Cartoon, 1818; (add.info.: Cross examination of a witness in a case of criminal conviction.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A lawyer interrogating a witness in front of jury and judges at Westminster Hall court
FLO4619057 A lawyer interrogating a witness in front of jury and judges at Westminster Hall court. The judges include Chief Justice Sir Charles Abbot, and lawyers Raine, Pollock, Ashworth, Courtney

A lawyer being tossed in a blanket by his colleagues in the yard at King's Bench Prison
FLO4619006 A lawyer being tossed in a blanket by his colleagues in the yard at King's Bench Prison. Debtors and creditors inside a debtor's prison

Portrait of the lawyer Torbolini, judge of Leghorn, seated at a desk and wearing his judge's robe and hat
3569984 Portrait of the lawyer Torbolini, judge of Leghorn, seated at a desk and wearing his judge's robe and hat; (add.info.: Livorno 1875 - 1890 ca)

John Webster
3585807 John Webster; (add.info.: Portrait of John Webster (1810-1891) a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Lawyers question a lady witness before judge and jury at the Central Criminal Court
FLO4669588 Lawyers question a lady witness before judge and jury at the Central Criminal Court. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London

A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays
5307712 A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays': Old Thomas, the school porter, in his den)

A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays
5307726 A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays': Tom as volunteer Night Fag)

Portrait of Augustine Birrell, 1907 (print)
6317523 Portrait of Augustine Birrell, 1907 (print); (add.info.: Augustine Birrell, 1850-1933. English politician, barrister, academic and author)

A solicitor
5616168 A solicitor; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a solicitor taking down a client's statement. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

Edwin Berkeley Portman, 1830 -1921
5614414 Edwin Berkeley Portman, 1830 -1921; (add.info.: Edwin Berkeley Portman, 1830 -1921. English barrister and Liberal politician)

Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
7177192 Quintus Hortensius Hortalus; Private Collection; (add.info.: Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, 114-50 BC. Famous Roman lawyer, renowned orator and statesman)

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
3119120 William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793) a British barrister, politician, and judge

Alfredo Luis Eusebio Telesforo Jose Escobar y Ramirez, 2nd marques de Valdeiglesias
3253068 Alfredo Luis Eusebio Telesforo Jose Escobar y Ramirez, 2nd marques de Valdeiglesias; (add.info.: Alfredo Luis Eusebio Telesforo Jose Escobar y Ramirez, 2nd marques de Valdeiglesias)

Professional Women
2602596 Professional Women; (add.info.: Professional Women, Cartoon poking fun at the idea of women barristers by ridiculing women's fashions)

James Otis Jr, 1800
3507786 James Otis Jr, 1800; (add.info.: James Otis Jr. (February 5, 1725 - May 23, 1783) was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly

President Abraham Lincoln, Allan Pinkerton and John Alexander McClernand at Antietam during the American Civil War
3507305 President Abraham Lincoln, Allan Pinkerton and John Alexander McClernand at Antietam during the American Civil War

Daniel Webster, 1782-1852 American lawyer United States Senator Secretary of State
3052901 Daniel Webster, 1782-1852 American lawyer United States Senator Secretary of State and orator Engraving from a 19th century print; Private Collection

Chester Alan Arthur American attorney, politician and 21st President of the United States of America
2967839 Chester Alan Arthur American attorney, politician and 21st President of the United States of America. From The History of Our Country, published 1900; Private Collection

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, 1840 (engraving)
1574765 John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863) British lawyer and statesman

British Solicitor, Francis Mewburn, 1867
1574516 British Solicitor, Francis Mewburn, 1867; (add.info.: Francis Mewburn (1785-1867) British solicitor and first to specialise in Railway law.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886)
865181 Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); (add.info.: Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) American lawyer, politician and diplomat, born at Boston, Massachusetts. Minister to England (1861-1868)

Rufus Choate, American lawyer and politician (engraving)
8676936 Rufus Choate, American lawyer and politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rufus Choate (1799-1859), American lawyer and politician

The Baccarat Trial (engraving)
8631287 The Baccarat Trial (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baccarat Trial. Illustration from Black and White)

Den of Richard Burdon Haldane (b/w photo)
8673269 Den of Richard Burdon Haldane (b/w photo) by Haines, Reginald (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Den of Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1856-1928)

A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays
5307715 A scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays'.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from Tom Brown's Schooldays': Chairing Tom in the quadrangle)

Oliver Ellsworth and his wife Abigail Wolcott, 1790 (engraving)
5616311 Oliver Ellsworth and his wife Abigail Wolcott, 1790 (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) and his wife Abigail Wolcott

Hudibras visiting the lawyer
5616203 Hudibras visiting the lawyer; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Hudibras visiting the lawyer); Universal History Archive/UIG

Richard Henry Dana Jr
5614280 Richard Henry Dana Jr; (add.info.: Richard Henry Dana Jr. 1815-1882. American lawyer and politician. From International Library of Famous Literature)

Maximilien Robespierre, 1840 (engraving)
UTD4918233 Maximilien Robespierre, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, guillotined 1794)

Francois-Antoine Boissy d'Anglas, President of the Convention, writer, lawyer, politician 1756Ð1828
FLO4572507 Francois-Antoine Boissy d'Anglas, President of the Convention, writer, lawyer, politician 1756Ð1828. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes

Lew Wallace
3118590 Lew Wallace; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Lew Wallace (1827-1905) an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician

Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, 1872 - 1930, aka F. E. Smith and Galloper Smith
3058472 Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, 1872 - 1930, aka F. E. Smith and Galloper Smith. British Conservative statesman and lawyer

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (1619-1695)
2604936 James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (1619-1695); (add.info.: James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (1619-1695) Scottish lawyer and statesman.); Universal History Archive/UIG

William GGV Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904)
863469 William GGV Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904); (add.info.: William GGV Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) English lawyer and Liberal statesman, one of the great Parliamentarians of the late 19th century

Portrait of William Vernon-Harcourt
672608 Portrait of William Vernon-Harcourt; (add.info.: William Vernon-Harcourt - Woodbury Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (14 October 1827 - 1 October 1904)

Portrait of Sir George Osborne Morgan
672594 Portrait of Sir George Osborne Morgan; (add.info.: G O Morgan - Woodbury Sir George Osborne Morgan, 1st Baronet (8 May 1826 - 25 August 1897) was a Welsh lawyer and Liberal politician

Portrait of Thomas Erskine
864186 Portrait of Thomas Erskine; (add.info.: Thomas Erskine, first Baron Erskine (1750-1823) Scottish-born British jurist and statesman: Lord Chancellor 1806: Friend of CJ Fox and RB Sheridan

Portrait of Thomas Hughes
673275 Portrait of Thomas Hughes; (add.info.: Thomas Hughes (20 October 1822 - 22 March 1896) was an English lawyer and author, He is most famous for his novel Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857)

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, 1840 (engraving)
1574766 John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863) British lawyer and statesman

"Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk
1122847 "Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk?" said Quilp, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds

Mrs Tulliver visiting lawyer Waken to ask him not to bid for Dorlcote Mill at the forthcoming auction
536953 Mrs Tulliver visiting lawyer Waken to ask him not to bid for Dorlcote Mill at the forthcoming auction. By Walter James Allen (active 1859-1891)

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