William Murray Mansfield, 1st Earl of, 1705-1793 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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William Murray Mansfield, 1st Earl of, 1705-1793 comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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William Murray Mansfield, 1st Earl of, 1705-1793
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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, is the subject here, and this halftone is a 1927 reproduction of an older engraving rather than a photograph of the man himself, since he lived from 1705 to 1793. It appeared as an illustration in John M. Zane's 1927 book, The Story of Law, on page 336. Mansfield served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench in England for decades and is remembered for shaping commercial law and for his 1772 ruling in Somerset v. Stewart, which held that slavery had no basis in English common law. The record notes that the reference copy is unavailable, so the engraving's original details remain unverified.
| Created / published | 1927 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone. |
| Subjects | Halftone repro. of engraving? Illus. in: John M. Zane, Story of Law, 1927, p. 336. No ref. copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI--Works; BI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,042 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155739 |
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