Title

William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-Law, 1882.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Caption

William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-Law, 1882. Ballantine (1812-1887) became a Serjeant-at-Law in 1856. He enjoyed a reputation as a formidable cross-examiner of witnesses in court and was involved in some of the most celebrated cases of the day, commanding very high fees. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (Conducted by G. C. Whitfield.) (London, 1876-1883).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1882

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C18_310

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (1,2Mb) / 12,5in x 15,5in / 3757 x 4657 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men tie country law guy clothes British English dress location Victorian century justice Britain lawyer accessory concept judicial B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Serjeant-at-Law William Ballantine photograph portrait William Lock & Whitfield Ballantine Whitfield Lock & photograph portrait