Title

'A Splendid Advocate', 1883. Artist: Verheyden

Caption

'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. Entering politics, he served as Liberal MP for Dundalk (1880-1885) then Hackney South (1885-1894). He was appointed Attorney General in 1886 and held the post again from 1892-1894, and served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1894-1900. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 5th May 1883.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1883

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C49_280

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,3Mb) / 11,0in x 17,7in / 3297 x 5321 (300dpi)

Keywords

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