Defendant and Counsel (1895). William Frederick Yeames (English, 1835-1918). Oil on canvas. Bristol
Defendant and Counsel (1895). William Frederick Yeames (English, 1835-1918). Oil on canvas. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1895 and enjoyed immediate notoriety. Visitors were desperate to know what exactly the lady had done. Cassell & Co. took the matter up, offering a guinea prize for the best solution. Yeames judged the entries, which had the lady involved in cases ranging from divorce to murder. Yeames is said to have claimed that he had only pictorial effect in mind. -- source link
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