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










