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A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1848Reference: 26030i
Part of: The drunkard's children
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A man sitting in a chair, reading a document to another man who holds his hat in his lap. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1784.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 1784Reference: 31627i
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A solicitor and a barrister throw black paint or tar at a woman sitting at the feet of a statue of Justice. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1892.
Merry, Tom, 1852-1902.Date: January 9th 1892Reference: 564947i
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Miscellany: English, chiefly 19th-20th centuries
Date: 1777-1940Reference: MS.7430
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A physician, a lawyer and a vicar; represented as outlandish figures. Coloured etching.
Reference: 10772i
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Daniel Taintarier, an eccentric barrister. Etching by E. Fauquier.
Fauquier, E.Reference: 1844i
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Four conversations in which one speaker annoys the other. Coloured etching, 1800.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.Date: Nov. 9th 1800Reference: 493409i
Part of: Pigmy revels or all alive at Lilliput
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Mason, Thomas (fl. 1730)
Thomas Mason, fl. 1730Date: July-October 1730Reference: MS.5308
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M0002774EB: Portrait of Nicola Valletta (1750-1814)
Date: 12 January 1932Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/23/42
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Lord Brougham sits on the woolsack in the Lords wearing a barrister's wig as four politicians stand around inspecting him. Lithograph by John Doyle, 1830.
Doyle, John, 1797-1868.Date: Dec 31 1830Reference: 651320i
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A convicted thief stands on trial in a packed law court while his sister weeps. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1848Reference: 26039i
Part of: The drunkard's children
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A drunken Bacchus cavorts atop the globe, accompanied by Fortune; to his right physicians and quacks fight for legitimacy; to his left the scales held by a blindfold Justice are tipped by a lawyer's money: an allegory of the world of justice and health overturned into one of chance and greed. Coloured etching by Daniël Veelwaard I after J. Smies, 1809.
Smies, Jacob, 1764-1833.Date: 1809Reference: 17675i
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Life and letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes / by John T. Morse, Jr.
Morse, John T., Jr. (John Torrey), 1840-1937.Date: 1897
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La vie et les écrits de Bernard Nicolas Lorinet (1749-1814) : un médecin des Lumières dans la Révolution ; suivi de Deux chefs de la police parisienne sous le Directoire, Jean-Baptiste Louis Lessore & François Xavier Bréon, et de Un autre médecin, membre de la Commune, Jean Michel Séguy / Jean-Jacques Tomasso.
Tomasso, Jean-JacquesDate: [2013]
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A discourse on the life and character of Thomas Addis Emmet : pronounced, by request, in the New-York city-hall on the first day of March, 1828 / by Samuel L. Mitchill.
Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831.Date: 1828
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The devil's own : scenes from the farce of life, or facts are stubborn thing, exposing a few only of the secret doings of those cursed human vultures called lawyers.
Date: [between 1848 and 1860?]
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The lawyer Vholes advises Richard Carstone. Etching by Hablot K. Browne, 1853.
Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.Date: [1853]Reference: 31655i
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Susan Castle, a barrister subject to epilepsy; representing the professional abilities of an epileptic woman. Colour lithograph, 1995.
Date: 1995Reference: 2016640i
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A farmer telling his family, a doctor, a vicar and a lawyer his last will and testament. Coloured etching by H.W. Bunbury, 1809?, after G.M. Woodward.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.Date: 1809Reference: 11225i
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A lawyer sticking knives into a snake: the devil looks on. Etching by T. Landseer, 1831.
Landseer, Thomas, 1795-1880.Date: Jany.1st 1831Reference: 31662i
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Hudibras addresses a lawyer who sits in an elaborately decorated pew next to shelf of books; two clerks sit beneath. Aquatint by J. Merigot, 1799, after William Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1 May 1799Reference: 38200i
Part of: Hudibras
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The dance of death. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1808, after G.M. Woodward, ca. 1795/1797.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.Date: Oct. 1808Reference: 493366i
Archives and manuscripts
Miscellaneous: English, 19th-20th centuries
Date: 1815-1954Reference: MS.7545
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Henry Brougham wearing wig and gown and holding spectacles in his hand at his desk with papers for 'Reform'. Aquatint silhouette by J. Bruce.
Bruce, J. (John), active 1830.Reference: 16170i
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Lawyers drinking or already drunk in a public house. Etching after Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), 1845.
Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.Date: [1845]Reference: 31652i

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

A man sitting in a chair, reading a document to another man who holds his hat in his lap. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1784.

A solicitor and a barrister throw black paint or tar at a woman sitting at the feet of a statue of Justice. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 1892.

Miscellany: English, chiefly 19th-20th centuries

A physician, a lawyer and a vicar; represented as outlandish figures. Coloured etching.

Daniel Taintarier, an eccentric barrister. Etching by E. Fauquier.

Four conversations in which one speaker annoys the other. Coloured etching, 1800.

Mason, Thomas (fl. 1730)

M0002774EB: Portrait of Nicola Valletta (1750-1814)

Lord Brougham sits on the woolsack in the Lords wearing a barrister's wig as four politicians stand around inspecting him. Lithograph by John Doyle, 1830.

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

Life and letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes / by John T. Morse, Jr.

A discourse on the life and character of Thomas Addis Emmet : pronounced, by request, in the New-York city-hall on the first day of March, 1828 / by Samuel L. Mitchill.

The devil's own : scenes from the farce of life, or facts are stubborn thing, exposing a few only of the secret doings of those cursed human vultures called lawyers.

The lawyer Vholes advises Richard Carstone. Etching by Hablot K. Browne, 1853.

Susan Castle, a barrister subject to epilepsy; representing the professional abilities of an epileptic woman. Colour lithograph, 1995.

A farmer telling his family, a doctor, a vicar and a lawyer his last will and testament. Coloured etching by H.W. Bunbury, 1809?, after G.M. Woodward.

A lawyer sticking knives into a snake: the devil looks on. Etching by T. Landseer, 1831.

Hudibras addresses a lawyer who sits in an elaborately decorated pew next to shelf of books; two clerks sit beneath. Aquatint by J. Merigot, 1799, after William Hogarth.

The dance of death. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1808, after G.M. Woodward, ca. 1795/1797.

Miscellaneous: English, 19th-20th centuries

Henry Brougham wearing wig and gown and holding spectacles in his hand at his desk with papers for 'Reform'. Aquatint silhouette by J. Bruce.

Lawyers drinking or already drunk in a public house. Etching after Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), 1845.