Title: Law versus Humanity, or a Parody on British Liberty

Artist: Charles Williams

Description: Hand colored etching. 25 x 30 cm. on sheet 27 x 33 cm.

Date: 1817

Citation: George 12898

Commentary: Frontispiece to Hone's Trials, this relates to the inhumanity of Hone's treatment during his first trial on Dec. 18, 1817 when Lord Ellenborough refused to grant him a recess.