The Last Man on the Tichborne Jury, by George Cruikshank
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The Last Man on the Tichborne Jury, by George Cruikshank
ca. 1872
Albumen silver print
Image: 5.7 x 9.6 cm
Mount: 6.3 x 10.2 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Marshall, 2003
2003.1135.0014
Inscriptions recto (printed in black): THE LAST MAN ON THE TICHBORNE JURY BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. / STEREOSCOP C [sic] CO / SEE OVER FOR EXTRACT FROM TIMES A.D. 1930. COPYRIGHT. /
verso (printed in black): Extract from the "TIMES," A.D. 1930. / "Our columns have already at different intervals recorded the / death of ten jurymen, principally caused by the disease known as / 'TICHBORNE ON THE BRAIN,'a malady which we regret to say / has carried off an immense number of people during the last and / present century. The counsel at present engaged in the case, believing / that they could nto survive until the termination of a new trial, have / with singular unanimity agreed to accept the verdict of the remaining / Juror. /
"The most imposing figure in this great historical picture is the / sole grand remnant of the once sprightly jury. The immense piles of / daily reports of the trial, which date from its very commencement, / surround this lonely man, and excite our pity on his behalf, while his / patient, transparent features, long venerable beard, and silvery locks, / command our silent admiration. The crowds which daily surround the / ancient Hall, open at his approach, and doff their hats reverently on / his arrival and departure, and he is kindly and familiarly known to / them as 'THE LAST MAN.'" / Thus ends the extract.
verso (printed in black): Extract from the "TIMES," A.D. 1930. / "Our columns have already at different intervals recorded the / death of ten jurymen, principally caused by the disease known as / 'TICHBORNE ON THE BRAIN,'a malady which we regret to say / has carried off an immense number of people during the last and / present century. The counsel at present engaged in the case, believing / that they could nto survive until the termination of a new trial, have / with singular unanimity agreed to accept the verdict of the remaining / Juror. /
"The most imposing figure in this great historical picture is the / sole grand remnant of the once sprightly jury. The immense piles of / daily reports of the trial, which date from its very commencement, / surround this lonely man, and excite our pity on his behalf, while his / patient, transparent features, long venerable beard, and silvery locks, / command our silent admiration. The crowds which daily surround the / ancient Hall, open at his approach, and doff their hats reverently on / his arrival and departure, and he is kindly and familiarly known to / them as 'THE LAST MAN.'" / Thus ends the extract.
