Sydney Prior Hall
, English, 1842-1922
Title
Jeremiah Buckley (Nearly Stone Deaf) Examined by Mr GrahamDate1888
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensions
20 x 25.7 cm
Signedupper right (in graphite): 5th December (1888)
Credit LinePresented, Mr H.R. Hall, 1927
Object numberNGI.2776
DescriptionDrawing part of a collection of courtroom sketches by Sidney Prior Hall for The Graphic of the Parnell Commission (1888-90) where allegations published by The Times, based on letters forged by Richard Pigott, were succesfully refuted by Charles Stewart Parnell M.P., along with other Parlaimentary sketches (1885-1900).Inscriptionupper right (in graphite): 7/¾ x 5½
upper centre (in graphite): '[illegible] goes to the mountains'
lower left, in graphite: Jeremiah Buckley (nearly stone deaf). Examined by Mr Graham. Paid his rent. Moonlighters cut the lobe of his right ear off. Q. What sort of scissors were they? A. I don't think they were good ones.