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

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

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

Mademoiselle Chauvin the first female barrister 1901
Mademoiselle Chauvin, the first female barrister, illustrated as she is sworn in at the French Bar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lady Ankaret Cecilia Caroline Jackson, nee Howard (1900 - 1945), photographed by Yevonde

"The English Daumier Looks on Life: English Types by Blampied. Series 3: Business and Leisure." A smartly-dressed and conspicuously wealthy woman consults with a lawyer. Date: 1933

The skeleton of Death and the lawyer. The barrister in wig and gown sits at a table writing a document with a quill pen. Death enters his chambers with a brief

William Platt Esq. English philanthropist, died 1637
William Platt Esq. (died 1637), barrister of Lincoln's Inn, London, who left his London house, library, and money for scholarships to St John's College, Cambridge

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

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)

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

Female Parisian barristers 1910
Twelve individual photographs of female Parisian barristers, with the Palais de Justice in the background

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

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

Sir Jeffrey Gilbert, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Sir Jeffrey Gilbert (1674-1726), English barrister, judge and author, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland and England from 1725 until his death. circa 1710s

Cheery Families - Mr Bounce the Barrister. 1890s

Entrance to The Middle Temple
The heavy doors in the arched stone entrance to the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the Bar as barristers

Edward G. Hemmerde, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDWARD GEORGE HEMMERDE (1871-1948) English rower, barrister, playwright and politician

Lord Halsbury, Vanity Fair, Spy
HARDINGE STANLEY GIFFARD, 1st Earl of HALSBURY (1823-1921) Lawyer, thrice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Caption: From the Old Bailey Date: 1823 - 1921

Tom Titt / John Edward Redmond
John Edward Redmond. Irish nationalist politician, barrister, MP and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to 1918. Ultimately failed to control the dissenting factions

Maitre Helene Miropolsky, French Court of Assizes, 1910
Photograph showing Maitre Helene Miropolsky, the first female barrister in Europe, in the Court of Assizes, Paris, 1910

Mr Augustine Birrell. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. Was an English politician, barrister, academic and author

Sir Edward George Clarke QC - British barrister and politician (18411931). Part of Box 63 Boswell collection. Celebrities of the day. Date: circa 1885

The Attorney. circa 1840

Caricature of Sir Hardinge Giffard and John Charles Day
Caricature of Sir Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (later Lord Chancellor, 1823-1921) and John Charles Frederick Sigismund Day QC (1826-1908). Seen here having a drink and a biscuit

Cheery Families - Miss Bounce the Barristers Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Master Bounce the Barristers Son. 1890s

Caricature of Montagu Williams, actor, playwright and lawyer
Caricature of Montagu Stephen Williams (1835-1892), English actor, playwright, barrister, magistrate and teacher

Cheery Families - Mrs Bounce the Barristers Wife. 1890s

Thomas Gold
THOMAS GOLD Irish barrister. Date: CIRCA 1811

George Downing, Lawyer
GEORGE DOWNING Barrister-at-law, freemason. Date: 1712 - 1800

J F P Rawlinson / 1908
JOHN FREDERICK PEEL RAWLINSON Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Played football for England. Called to the bar in 1884. Date: 1860 - ?

Sir Francis Buller
SIR FRANCIS BULLER Brilliant British lawyer who became the youngest ever judge at 32. Best known for rule of thumb statement regarding beating ones wife with a rod. Date: 1746 - 1800

C. C. Hutchinson
C C HUTCHINSON Barrister -

HUGH KELLY barrister-at-law, author Date: 1739 - 1777

Montagu Williams
MONTAGU STEPHEN WILLIAMS Soldier and barrister Date: 1835 - 1892

John Humffreys Parry
JOHN HUMFFREYS PARRY Welsh barrister 1816 - 1880

Henry Bodkin Poland, British barrister, who worked at the Bar from 1851 to 1895. Date: circa 1886

John Locke, English barrister, author and politician
John Locke (1805 -1880), English barrister, author, and Liberal politician, MP for Southwark. Date: 1871

Sir Kelly / English Judge
SIR EDWARD FITZROY KELLY Barrister; subsequently, solicitor-general, attorney- general and lord chief baron Date: 1796 - 1880

Idols by Roy Horniman
Promotional postcard of the Idols by Roy Horniman. From W. J. Lockes novel. First produced in Birmingham on 24th August and at the Garrick 28th September 1908. The Great Trial Scene (Act III)

A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward G. Hemmerde and F Neilson
Promotional postcard showing the Great Divorce Court Scene from A Butterfly on the Wheel by Edward Hemmerde and F Neilson. Date: circa 1915

Oost, Jakob van the Elder (1601-1671). Gentilhomme 飲 ivant (Gentleman writing). Flemish art. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum

ASPIAZڬAgust�(1826 - 1897). Bolivian writer
ASPIAZڬ Agust� (1826 - 1897). Bolivian writer, jurist, and politician. Oil

Charles Whitmore
Charles Algernon Whitmore (1851 1908), British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1886 to 1906, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelsea. Date: 1901

Robert Richardson-Gardner (1827 - 1898), British barrister, militia officer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1890

Suffragette Trial Defence at Bow Street

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