Barrister Collection

Barristers Called to Bar - Middle Temple Hall, London
Newly qualified Barristers called to the bar at Middle Temple Hall, London

First women barristers, 1921
The first women barristers, 1921. Miss Fay Kyle is pictured on the left, with Miss A.K.S Deverell. Date: 1921

Barrister in Full Swing
An advocate in full swing in the courtroom. He gets so carried away that his spectacles fall off

Barristers in the Rain
Barristers make their way through the rain along Carey Street from the Inns of Court to the London Law Courts, dressed in their traditional garb Date: 1886

An Enthusiastic Lawyer
BRITAIN A barrister in court is carried away by his feelings, to the astonishment of his colleagues

Mademoiselle Chauvin the first female barrister 1901
Mademoiselle Chauvin, the first female barrister, illustrated as she is sworn in at the French Bar. The Sphere describes the mixed reaction to Mdlle Chauvins right to practise

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

Sir C Russell / Vfair 1890
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL BARON RUSSELL of KILLOWEN British judge, born in Ireland; Liberal MP

LAWYERS BORED
A sketch in the Law Courts, showing the patient and respectful attention of the Counsel for the Plaintiff during the speech of Counsel for Defendant Date: circa 1893

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Standing on Platform of Chancery Lane Underground Station
Central Line Series. A Solicitor, a grieving widow, a barrister and an officer clerk standing on the platform at Chancery Lane Underground Station, London. Date: 1904

Assizes Court, France
A barrister in full flow at an Assizes Court

Making Barristers Wigs
The wigmakers firm, Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft, prepare a wig to fit a woman barrister, whose longer hair has proved a problem with the wearing of wigs in court

Lawyer / Fashionable Wigs
A barrister wonders if a more fashionable style of wig could help him impress the jurors

Frederick Edwin Smith
FREDERICK EDWIN SMITH first earl of BIRKENHEAD (1872 - 1930), Barrister, Member of Parliament and Lord Chancellor Date: 1909

Freiheit Trial / 1881
The Freiheit prosecution - trial of Herr Johann Most at the Cebtral Criminal Court (Old Bailey). Mr A M Sullivan (Counsel for the Defence) is speaking

Serjeants at Law / Glass
Sergeants at law. During medieval times, these were members of a superior order of barristers from which, until 1873, the Common Law judges were always chosen

Frederic Weatherly, songwriter and barrister
Frederic Edward Weatherly, KC (4 October 1848 ?? 7 September 1929) barrister, author, lyricist and broadcaster. Also known as Frederick Weatherly. Studio portrait in barrister's gown and wig

Caricature illustration of Rt Hon Sir Edward Carson, speaking in lawyer's wig and gown, holding spectacles, by Starr Wood, caricature artist, (1870-1944)

Caricature illustration of John Redmond by Frank Richardson. John Edward Redmond (1856-1918) Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and MP. From an article, My Caricatures'by Frank Richardson

Caricature illustrations, of the return from the United States of Mr John Redmond, by H M Bateman. Captioned, The Dictator's Return'

Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), Lord Chief Justice, English judge, barrister and politician

Evelyn Dove by Kay Vaughan. Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife

Anthony Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter
Anthony Joshua Shaffer (1926-2001), English barrister, advertising executive, novelist, playwright and screenwriter, identical twin brother of the writer and dramatist Peter Shaffer

Lord Scarman, English judge, barrister and Law Lord
Leslie George Scarman, Baron Scarman (1911-2004), English judge and barrister, served as a Law Lord until his retirement in 1986. Seen here with the Houses of Parliament in the background

John Edward Redmond (1856 - 1918), Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and MP in the House of Commons. Date: 1907

Tipsy man riding a horse facing the tail to the amusement of his friends. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries

Margaret Kidd, first woman barrister at House of Lords
Margaret Henderson Kidd, first woman barrister to be briefed at the Bar of the House of Lords. She was the daughter of Mr. James Kidd an ex-M.P. for Linlithgowshire. Date: 1926

Female Parisian barristers 1910
Twelve individual photographs of female Parisian barristers, with the Palais de Justice in the background. The caption comments on how the new admissions to the Paris Bar has resulted in a ratio of

Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley, barrister for Arabi Pacha (Ahmed Urabi or Ourabi), author, company promoter and social figure, founder of the Drury Lane Masonic Lodge, London. 1886

Cartoon, Mr Edward Clarke, QC, A Day Will Come! He was a British barrister and politician, serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886-1892. 1885

Evelyn Dove by Macari (Italy). Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife

Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music (1917-1919)

Trials at the Law Courts -- two barristers in action. Date: 1892

The Youngest Woman Barrister, Yvonne Stranger, the 21-year-old daughter of Harold Stranger KC. Date: 1933

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), British barrister and politician, serving as Lord Chancellor for a number of years during the early 19th century. circa 1810s

The Barrister - " And peers through all things with his half-shut eyes." Date: 1840

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Montague Williams, man of many professions
Montague Williams (1835-1892), teacher, army officer, actor, playwright, barrister and magistrate. 1890

MR BUZFUZ / DICKENS
Serjeant Buzfuz. Dickens describes him as a driving, chaffing, masculine bar orator, who twists Chops and Tomato Sauce into a declaration of love

BARRISTER IN COURT / 1828
A law counsellor stands poised to address the court. Date: circa 1828

Sir Richard Baggallay
Richard Baggallay (1816 - 1888), British barrister, lawyer and statesman

BARRISTERS CALLED TO BAR
Barristers called to the Bar at the Inner Temple Date: 1875

A BARRISTER / 1805
A barrister Date: 1805

BARRISTER CARRIED AWAY
BRITAIN A barrister in court is carried away by his feelings, to the astonishment of his colleagues Date: 1893

Sir Edward and Lady Carson on their wedding day
Sir Edward Carson (1854-1935), Irish barrister, judge and unionist politician, seen here on his wedding day with his bride, formerly Miss Ruby Frewen. They married at Charlton Musgrove, Somerset

Mr. E. F. Knight, war correspondent of the Morning Post
Edward Frederick (E.F.) Knight (23 April 1852 3 July 1925), English barrister, soldier, journalist, and author of 20 books, many based on his dispatches as a war correspondent

Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician. Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Denbighshire

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