Contempt of Court (includes Arthur Orton; George Borman Skipworth; Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn of Killearn and 34 other figures) Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Contempt of Court (includes Arthur Orton; George Borman Skipworth; Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn of Killearn and 34 other figures) NPG D42341

© National Portrait Gallery, London

after Godefroy Durand

During the Tichborne Trials, the most controversial court cases of the Victorian age and two of the longest in English legal history, there were a number of convictions of contempt of court. These contempt of court cases highlighted the imbalance in freedom of speech, resulting in restricted press commentary on the trial until its close.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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