Incredible, supremely sharp matte-finish 13.5 x 10.5 photo by Eugene Pirou of 28 members of the Anglo-Venezuelan Arbitration Tribunal affixed to the original 22 x 18 photographer’s mount, signed on the mount in black ink by all pictured, highlighted by Benjamin Harrison and Supreme Court Justices Melville Fuller and David Brewer. Other signers include counsel, ambassadors, and judges for the case, such as Sir John A. C. Tilley, Marcus Baker, C. Alexander Harris, Jean Jules Jusserand, Richard Henn Collins, Severo Mallet-Prevost, James R. Soley, Benjamin F. Tracy, Sir Richard E. Webster, Sir Robert T. Reid, G. R. Askwith, and Sir S. A. T. Rowlatt. In very good to fine condition, with a couple noticeable tears to the left border of the mount (not affecting image or signatures), and a few bands of toning (one slightly affecting Harrison’s signature). The tribunal associated with this image was held to resolve a boundary dispute between Venezuela and the United Kingdom, regarding the the border between Venezuela and British Guiana. Venezuela hired Harrison as counsel for the case—the trial was held in Paris, and Harrison spent 25 hours arguing in court. Although he did not win the case, Harrison's legal arguments won him international renown. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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