Francis Hargrave, Esq. Editor of the State Trials &c.

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• PUBLISHER: Published Jany. 31, 1821 by C. Dyer, Compton Street.

• MEDIUM: Mezzotint,

  DATE: 1821

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 9/16 x 8" (26.9 x 20.3 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxt. J. Jones sculp. Francis Hargrave (c.1741 - 1821) was born in London and is most known for his involvement as an advocate for James Somerset in 1772 trial that determined the legal status of slaves in England. Following the case Hargrave would go on to have a career in legal history and would collect and publish many books relating the subject. Upon his death in 1821 the British Government purchased his collection and had it placed in the British Library.

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• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Legal