Antique 1827 Engraving of William Murray, Earl of Mansfield – Chief Justice

Original 1827 hand-colored stipple engraving of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705–1793), influential British jurist and Lord Chief Justice. This finely detailed portrait was engraved for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis and shows Lord Mansfield in his judicial robes, framed in an elegant neoclassical oval.
A symbolic vignette below the portrait includes imagery of thunderbolts, serpents, and a scroll—emblems possibly referencing legal power, enlightenment, and knowledge.
Size 11.5x16.5 cm