English Magistrate and Social Reformer (1721-1780)

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Sir John Fielding wearing a blindfold sits in a chair holding instruments of justice before Madam Cornelys on the shoulders of a lawyer and the Duchess of Northumberland. Engraving, 1771.

Sir John Fielding judges a case of arson while surrounded by personifications of perverted justice. Engraving, 1771.

A brief description of the cities of London and Westminster / [Sir John Fielding].

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John Fielding

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A brief description of the cities of London and Westminster / [Sir John Fielding].