Sujet
Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880.Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Légende
Sir John Mellor, judge of the High Court of Justice, 1880. He was called to the bar in 1833, and became a queen's counsel in 1851. He was a member of the special commission which tried three Fenian prisoners at Manchester in 1867. They were convicted for the murder of an unarmed policeman, whilst trying to free two Fenian leaders. The execution of the men caused a public outrage. 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
1880
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C18_230
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (1,2Mo) / 32,2cm x 39,1cm / 3804 x 4622 (300dpi)