"The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News"

February 4, 1860

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Based on a forty-five foot long fresco that Watts painted for New Hall at Lincoln's Inn between 1853 and 1859, this print circulated the imagery in a weekly periodical. Since Lincoln's Inn was the home of many of London's leading law firms (or chambers), the imagery represents great lawmakers from history in a composition that recalls Raphael's "School of Athens." Moses, Muhammad, Edward I and Charlemagne appear below sculptures that symbolize Justice, Truth and Mercy.

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Title: "The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News"
Artist: After George Frederic Watts (British, London 1817–1904 London)
Date: February 4, 1860
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (24.5 × 30.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2014
Object Number: 2014.545.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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