2-704-001 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Judge Jeffreys', 1897. George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1645-1689), also known as The Hanging Judge, became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]