Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Gacher, Louis, artist.
Summary:	Front cover to 'Report of the Parnell Commission by A Stuff Gownsman' by Louis Gacher - for full set of images in the series see NLI call number PD 3087 TX. This lithograph shows Richard Pigott on the stand being cross-examined by barristers while Charles Stewart Parnell sits nearby; in the foreground a man is reading one of the letters supposedly written to 'The Times' by Parnell. The Parnell Special Commission in session investigating the charges made by 'The Times' newspaper connecting Charles Stewart Parnell to terrorism; Parnell was vindicated in 1890, the forger of the letters to 'The Times', Richard Pigott, was exposed under cross-examination.
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[n.d., ca. 1890].
Subjects:	Parnell, Charles Stewart, > 1846-1891 Piggott, Richard, > 1828?-1889 Parnell, Charles Stewart, > 1846-1891 > Trials, litigation, etc. Piggott, Richard, > 1828?-1889 > Trials, litigations, etc. Courtrooms > England > 1880-1890. Judges > England > 1880-1890. Judicial proceedings > England > London > 1880-1890. Lawyers > England > 1880-1890. Politicians > Great Britain > 1880-1890. Politicians > Ireland > 1880-1890. Ireland > History > 1837-1901 Ireland > History > 19th century Lithographs
Notes:	Formerly at NLI call number PD HP (1890) 1. Physical description: 1 print : lithograph ; 38.9 x 48.1 cm. Reproduction Note: Neg. No.: R22665. more