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In a pioneering judgement in 1772, Murray held that English Law did not recognise the state of slavery. He freed West Indian slave James Somersett on the grounds that slavery was 'so odious that nothing could be suffered to support it’.
Royal College of Physicians, London
London
Title
William Murray (1705–1793), Earl of Mansfield
Date
c.1738
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 115.6 x W 91.4 cm
Accession number
X162
Acquisition method
purchased from Thomas Turton, 1864
Work type
Painting
Royal College of Physicians, London
11 St Andrew's Place, Regent's Park, London, Greater London NW1 4LE England
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