Justice Collection (page 11)

Measure for Measure. Act 2. Scene 4. Angelo and Isabella, 1797. Artist: WC Wilson
Measure for Measure. Act 2. Scene 4. Angelo and Isabella, 1797. After Robert Smirke (1753-1845). From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J. Boydell, London, 1795]

Chinese Court, c1900. [Kingshill, c1910]

Battle and Court of Justice During Henry VIIs March Upon Rome: A Page from the Codex Balduineus, c1340, (1907). The Codex Balduineus

Primitive justice: an appeal to the head of the tribe, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

The Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus on his throne, 11th century (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 4, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

Trial of Louis XVI of France, 1792 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol. IV, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

The trial of Warren Hastings, 1788-1795 (1905). Warren Hastings was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal)

Safety First, 1925 (1934). Artist: Eric Gill
Safety First, 1925 (1934). From The Studio Volume 107.[The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1934]

Chinese criminals in the Viceroys Yamen, now used as a jail, Tientsin (Tianjin), China, 1901. Criminals wearing large wooden collars known as cangues. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Chain gang, Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Chain gang, Soo-Chow (Suzhou), China, late 19th or early 20th century. A chain gang wearing cangues, which record their crime. Stereoscopic card. Detail

New Law Courts, London, late 19th century(?). Designed in Victorian Gothic style by George Edmund Street, the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand were opened by Queen Victoria in 1882. Lantern slide

Police magistrates office, Carapegua, Paraguay, 1911. A print from Picturesque Paraguay by Alexander K MacDonald, Charles H Kelly, London, 1911

The Marguerite Steinheil case, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954) became famous for her connection with the death in 1899 of President Felix Faure of France, whose mistress she had been

Queue outside the Palais de Justice during the trial of Marguerite Steinheil, Paris, France, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954)

The judge, M de Valles, during the trial of Marguerite Steinheil, Paris, France, 1909. Artist: L Sabattier
The judge, M de Valles, during the trial of Marguerite Steinheil, Paris, France, 1909. Marguerite Steinheil (1869-1954) became famous for her connection with the death in 1899 of President Felix

Punishment of the Tcha, China, 1796. Artist: Hall
Punishment of the Tcha, China, 1796. A criminal with his head in a tcha, or cangue, a type of portable pillory

Parliament of Brittany, 1613 (1882-1884). Under the French Ancien Regime, the Parliament of Brittany was a sovereign court of justice

The hanging of Henry Wirz, Washington DC, USA, 1865 (1955). Adjusting the rope. The Catholic priest is asking Wirz if he wishes to make a confession and Wirz, protesting his innocence refuses

Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1882-1884. Artist: A Gusman
Saint Louis punishing Enguerrand IV of Coucy, 1256 (1882-1884). In 1256, King Louis IX of France had Enguerrand IV, Lord of Coucy

Palace of Justice of Grenoble, France, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Law Courts, Strand, London, late 19th century. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Law Courts, Strand, London, late 19th century. The Royal Courts of Justice were built between 1873 and 1882. The Victorian Gothic style building was designed by George Edmund Street

Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. Artist:s Lacey
Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green, Islington, London, 1831. This building was built in 1780 for the Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the justices of the peace and remained the administrative

Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1875. Cockburn (1802-1880) was involved in some of the most prominent English legal cases of the 19th century

Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, c1880. The oldest building in the town of Fairfax, the courthouse was used as a military headquarters by the Union Army during the American Civil War

Heads of the Law, 1902. Artist: Spy
Heads of the Law, 1902. From the left: Lord Justice Stirling, Mr Justice Barnes, the Master of the Rolls (Lord Justice Collins), Lord Justice Cozens-Hardy, Mr Justice Bigham

A Lawyer on the Bench, 1902. Artist: Spy
A Lawyer on the Bench, 1902. Sir Joseph Walton, British lawyer and judge. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 24th July 1902

Steady Going, 1902. Artist: Spy
Steady Going, 1902. Sir Matthew Ingle Joyce, British lawyer and judge. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 23rd January 1902

Law and Conscience, 1883. Artist: Verheyden
Law and Conscience, 1883. Richard Everard Webster QC, British barrister, politician and judge. Webster (1842-1915) became a QC in 1878

A Splendid Advocate, 1883. Artist: Verheyden
A Splendid Advocate, 1883. Charles Russell QC MP, British lawyer and politician. Born in Newry, County Down, Russell (1832-1900) became a QC in 1872

Ermined Urbanity, 1904. Artist: Spy
Ermined Urbanity, 1904. Sir Arthur Richard Jelf KC. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 19th May 1904

Martha Corey and her prosecutors, Salem, Massachusetts, c1692 (c1880). Martha Corey (c1627-1692) was one of the accused at the notorious Salem Witch Trials of 1692

Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, in his later years, c1890s (1954). Previously a Missouri congressman, Parker was appointed District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas in 1875 at a

Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, c1870s-1880s (1954)
Judge Isaac C Parker, the Hanging Judge, 1874 (1954). Previously a Missouri congressman, Parker was appointed District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas in 1875 at a time of great

John X Beidler, leader of the Montana Vigilantes, c1860s (1954). Beidler was the leader of the Montana Vigilantes, a secretive band formed to fight crime in Montana in the 1860s

The hanging of Hetherington and Brace, San Francisco, 29th July 1856 (1954). Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were executed for four murders by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco

The execution at Lechmere Point, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 18th century (1954). A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, Westminster, London, 1904. The photograph is looking east down the Strand towards St Dunstan in the West

Judgement of the Dead, from the Temple of Deir-el-Bahari, Egypt, c1025 BC (1936). Papyrus. Anubis weighs the heart of the deceased in the presence of Thoth

Counsel is Mine and Sound Prudence, 1898. Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
Counsel is Mine and Sound Prudence, 1898. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 60 (London, 15th March 1898)

Without Prejudice, 1898. Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
Without Prejudice, 1898. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 60 (London, 15th March 1898)

Chinese Court of Justice, Canton, China, early 20th century

Tugendbrunnen, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, c1900. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
Tugendbrunnen, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, c1900. The Fountain of the Virtues. Stereoscopic card

Illuminated iniitial P, 1172. Book of Proverbs, beginning with decorated iniitial P, King Solomon surrounded by representations of Wisdom, Prudence, Justice and Fortune

Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice, 1290-1300. From La Somme Le Roy, produced in France. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders

The Queen Victoria memorial, Buckingham Palace, London, 1911-1912. Artist: FGO Stuart
The Queen Victoria memorial, Buckingham Palace, London, 1911-1912. Built by the sculptor Sir Thomas Brock in 1911, the surround of the memorial was constructed by the architect Sir Aston Webb

Memoirs of George III, by Robert Huish, 1821. Artist: Eldridge
Memoirs of George III, by Robert Huish, 1821. The great seal of England. The king attended by the emblems of wisdom, strength, courage, justice, peace and plenty, and protected by the British lion

The great seal of King George I. Artist: Vandroit
The great seal of King George I. Portrait of King George I (1660-1727), the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. He ruled from 1714 until his death

The Lottery, 1721. Artist: William Hogarth
The Lottery, 1721. A theatre stage upon which the allegorical figures of virtue and vice perform a production. This was Hogarths way of criticising the government for raising money by lottery

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