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This is a copy of the principal figure in 'Laying down the Law', otherwise known as 'Trial by Jury', exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840 and now in the Devonshire Collection at Chatsworth, Derbyshire. The painting was a satire on the workings of the Court of Chancery.
Boston Guildhall
Boston
Title
Poodle
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 42 x W 32 cm
Accession number
1987.35
Acquisition method
untraced find
Work type
Painting