Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Bt
(1829-1894), Judge and writer; son of Sir James StephenSitter in 4 portraits
Judge, author and journalist, Sir James Stephen worked in India from 1869-72 as a member of the Indian Viceroy's Council. Knighted in 1877 he received his baronetcy when he retired as a judge in 1891. His legal writings include The History of Criminal Law, 1883, which was used as a standard reference book for criminal law.
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Bt
by George Frederic Watts
coloured chalk, circa 1855
NPG 3076
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Bt
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x32356
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Bt
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1882
NPG Ax17670
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Bt ('Judges. No. 14.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 7 March 1885
NPG D44216
Related People
- Vanessa Bell (née Stephen) (niece)
- Adrian Stephen (nephew)
- James Stephen (grandfather)
- Sir James Stephen (father)
- Sir Leslie Stephen (brother)
- Thoby Stephen (nephew)
- Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (niece)
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