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The capitalists seeking subsidies from the American government at the Congress
NWI4958472 The capitalists seeking subsidies from the American government at the Congress, ironically appoints as the army of Coxey

The deputee of the department chamber under restoration
ETI4396662 The deputee of the department chamber under restoration.; (add.info.: The deputee of the department chamber under restoration.).

First Barons' War (1215-1216): John, King of England after signature of Magna Carta (or Great Charter)
ELD4870979 First Barons' War (1215-1216): John, King of England after signature of Magna Carta (or Great Charter) on 15 June 1215 "History-Populaire-de-France" by Lahure

Member of the Council of Five Cents, 1797
ETI4396661 Member of the Council of Five Cents, 1797.; (add.info.: Member of the Council of Five Cents, 1797.).

A controversy before the American Supreme Court, Washington, 1910. Seance presidee by Supreme Justice Edward Douglas
NWI4958149 A controversy before the American Supreme Court, Washington, 1910. Seance presidee by Supreme Justice Edward Douglas White (1844-1921)

The president of the legislature in 1810
ETI4396667 The president of the legislature in 1810.; (add.info.: The president of the legislature in 1810.).

View of the facade of the Palais du Corps Legislatif (Palais Bourbon) - taken on the bridge of the concord
ETI4396654 View of the facade of the Palais du Corps Legislatif (Palais Bourbon) - taken on the bridge of the concord. Architecture by Mr Bernard Poyet (1742-1824). Engraving from 1807

King John Sans Terre (John of England or John Lackland, 1167-1216) received the Magna Carta Libertatum (or Magna Carta)
NWI4959439 King John Sans Terre (John of England or John Lackland, 1167-1216) received the Magna Carta Libertatum (or Magna Carta) in order to subscribe to it, 1215

Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) Governor of New York with Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
NWI4934246 Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) Governor of New York with Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) signing a new reform (bill) in 1884, United States

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285566 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Extrait of the constitution of the United States, 17th september 1787, the preambule, the article I and the article VII
AIS5386306 Extrait of the constitution of the United States, 17th september 1787, the preambule, the article I and the article VII..

Costume d'un docteur des lois, lecture un livre sur un lutrin, 14th century - Doctor of law reading books at a
FLO4676826 Costume d'un docteur des lois, lecture un livre sur un lutrin, 14th century - Doctor of law reading books at a lectern, 14th century - He wears a pink bonnet

A final appeal (litho)
7201244 A final appeal (litho) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: A final appeal: a barrister representing his client in court.); © Look and Learn

Tribunal de commerce, 1933 (b / w photo)
1730798 Tribunal de commerce, 1933 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: The " Tribunal de commerce" (court dealing with trade disputes), Marseille, France

King Louis XIV receiving the Prevot des Marchands and the Echevins of Paris, 1643 (engraving)
1730132 King Louis XIV receiving the Prevot des Marchands and the Echevins of Paris, 1643 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info)

French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State (1905) : inventory of the goods of churches
1729631 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State (1905) : inventory of the goods of churches : here in February 1906 a barricade inside church of Saint Pierre du Gros Caillou in

Pierre de Montesquiou-Fezensac, President of the Legislative Corps, 1825 (lithograph)
7237018 Pierre de Montesquiou-Fezensac, President of the Legislative Corps, 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of Accursio da Bagnolo, (Accursius or Accorso) (1184-1263), Italian jurist
YOU4419685 Statue of Accursio da Bagnolo, (Accursius or Accorso) (1184-1263), Italian jurist, Sculpture by Odoardo Fantacchiotti (1811-1877)

Jurgen Wullenwever, Mayor of Lubeck, defending himself against accusations of being a traitor and an Anabaptist
7148056 Jurgen Wullenwever, Mayor of Lubeck, defending himself against accusations of being a traitor and an Anabaptist, 1537 (engraving) by Zick

Law Courts, Caen, 1787 (engraving)
1721361 Law Courts, Caen, 1787 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Caen, France : law courts, engraving, 1787)

Criminal being arrestedby the police (b / w photo)
7200497 Criminal being arrestedby the police (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Criminal being arrestedby the police)

A police court (litho)
7172977 A police court (litho) by Hammond, Aubrey (1893-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: A police court. Illustration from The London Scene, Described by Lewis Melville (Faber and Gwyer)

Immurement of a nun (engraving)
7147974 Immurement of a nun (engraving) by Knille, Otto (1832-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Immurement of a nun. Illustration for Bildersaal Deutscher Geschichte)

Cunigunde of Luxembourg, wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, preparing to undergo trial by ordeal by walking over
7147862 Cunigunde of Luxembourg, wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, preparing to undergo trial by ordeal by walking over red hot ploughshares after being accused of adultery (engraving)

The Napoleon code. Low reliefs of the vault, dome of the Invalides
7071847 The Napoleon code. Low reliefs of the vault, dome of the Invalides by Simart, Pierre-Charles (1806-1857); Dome des Invalides, Paris, France; © Pascal Lemaitre. All rights reserved 2022

Criminal appearing before a Court (b / w photo)
7200498 Criminal appearing before a Court (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Criminal appearing before a Court)

With the promulgation of the Civil Code or Code of Napoleon Bonaparte (1765-1821)
LRI4694818 With the promulgation of the Civil Code or Code of Napoleon Bonaparte (1765-1821) on 21/03/1804 regulating the laws between private persons

Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: Facade of the Palace of Justice of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city)
LSE4417565 Colonial Architecture in Vietnam: Facade of the Palace of Justice of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city), built in 1884 by the architect of the Civil Building Alfred Foulhoux

The Dragonnades: A soldier forces a protestant to convert, 1686 (engraving)
1720498 The Dragonnades: A soldier forces a protestant to convert, 1686 (engraving) by French School, (17th century); (add.info.: Dragonnade - reference to revocation of Nantes edict.)

Trial of the Seven Bishops, Westminster Hall, London, 1688 (engraving)
7149421 Trial of the Seven Bishops, Westminster Hall, London, 1688 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trial of the Seven Bishops, Westminster Hall, London)

King John compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta, Runnymede, 5 June 1215 (engraving)
7147371 King John compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta, Runnymede, 5 June 1215 (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

King John signing the Magna Carta, 1215 (engraving)
7149381 King John signing the Magna Carta, 1215 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King John signing the Magna Carta, 1215)

Thoughts of a judge (colour litho)
7150224 Thoughts of a judge (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thoughts of a judge, humorous card)

Advertisement for Baldings Boiled Ham (litho)
7150025 Advertisement for Baldings Boiled Ham (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Court of law hearing the case of a man who has been charged with stealing ham)

King John signing the Magna Carta, 1215 (chromolitho)
7157074 King John signing the Magna Carta, 1215 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 1215)

London People, At Westminster: The Jury (engraving)
7153168 London People, At Westminster: The Jury (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jury)

We went where, in the Civil Courts, Uncourtly and uncivil, Just-asses sat in wigs to judge The followers of the Devil
7172218 We went where, in the Civil Courts, Uncourtly and uncivil, Just-asses sat in wigs to judge The followers of the Devil (engraving) by Cruikshank

Guardians of the Night (engraving)
7172197 Guardians of the Night (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guardians of the Night)

Vue du Palais de justice de Paris (engraving)
7179680 Vue du Palais de justice de Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue du Palais de justice de Paris)

Seals of European universities (engraving)
7185771 Seals of European universities (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seals of European universities)

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician (engraving)
7185535 Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician (engraving) by Faithorne, William (1616-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Montagu)

Act of Common Council, 1667, to announce land being taken to widen the streets of London (litho)
7201436 Act of Common Council, 1667, to announce land being taken to widen the streets of London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Act of Common Council)

Thief cast out into the wilderness for robbing a store, United States (litho)
7201189 Thief cast out into the wilderness for robbing a store, United States (litho) by Jellicoe, John (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving)
7200927 Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Fauntleroy)

London People, At Westminster: The Defendant (engraving)
7153173 London People, At Westminster: The Defendant (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defendant)

London People, At Westminster: The Counsel (engraving)
7153169 London People, At Westminster: The Counsel (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Counsel)

France Judiciaire (engraving)
7158168 France Judiciaire (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: France Judiciaire)

Last summons issued to a British motorist for not being preceded by a man with a red flag, 1896 (litho)
7150738 Last summons issued to a British motorist for not being preceded by a man with a red flag, 1896 (litho) by English School

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"Legislative Power: A Historical Journey through Law and Authority" Step back in time to the 14th century, where a Doctor of law engrossed in knowledge reads from a lectern, donning a pink bonnet and ermine almuce over scarlet robes lined with ermine. This captivating image by Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville takes us into the world of legal scholars shaping legislative power. Fast forward to the late 19th century, as depicted in Puck Magazine's chromolithograph "John Bulls Dilemma. " Here, we witness the complexities faced by lawmakers grappling with societal issues. The struggle for balance between justice and public opinion unfolds before our eyes. History reveals moments when legislative power clashed with dissenting voices. In "The Calthorpe Street Massacre" of May 1833, captured in an engraving, we are confronted with violent clashes between protestors and authorities—a stark reminder that power can be challenged. Yet it also holds responsibility for maintaining order within society. Engravings depicting punishment such as "Torture and execution of criminals in Ceylon, " "Punishment of robbers around River Volga, " or even "Convicted criminal being dragged on cowhide" remind us that justice has taken various forms throughout history. In contrast to these dark chapters lies hope for change. From lithographs like "A final appeal" or "Insidious revolt by Arabs shooting traitors, " we see how trials can bring forth justice against those who have committed heinous acts—offering solace to victims' families while upholding societal values. However, not all cases end peacefully; some result in martyrdom. The color litho titled "Today's Martyrs" serves as a poignant reminder that individuals may sacrifice their lives fighting for what they believe is just—an enduring testament to the strength of conviction against oppressive regimes.