Judicial institution with the authority to resolve legal disputes

A king holding court. Ink drawing.

A man standing in a law court vows to reform to temperance. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

Two designs for flags possibly for a theatrical company. Engraving by P. Yver, 1743.

The Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) accusing Jane (Elizabeth) Shore of witchcraft. Engraving.

A ruler holding court. Gouache drawing.

Page 9: a courtroom scene showing a judge passing sentence on a couple. Watercolour drawing.

The trial of soul after death in the court of Yama. Chromolithograph.

Court of Yama, God of Death. Coloured transfer lithograph.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Man standing in a courtroom dock putting his case forward to the magistrate. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1904.

The court of the jackal raja. Watercolour drawing c. 1870.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 32.9 x 21.3 cm

1 print : etching, with white heightening ; image 21.5 x 33.5 cm.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

1 drawing : pencil, with watercolour and silver

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 21.5 x 33.5 cm.

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Courts

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Two designs for flags possibly for a theatrical company. Engraving by P. Yver, 1743.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

The court of the jackal raja. Watercolour drawing c. 1870.

The trial of soul after death in the court of Yama. Chromolithograph.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Courts

Images from the collections

Images referencing Courts

Works from the collections

Two designs for flags possibly for a theatrical company. Engraving by P. Yver, 1743.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

The court of the jackal raja. Watercolour drawing c. 1870.

The trial of soul after death in the court of Yama. Chromolithograph.

A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

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