Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

Original - Trial by Jury premièred on 25 March 1875, and was a huge hit, praised by critics, and met with "almost boisterous hilarity" from its audiences. While Gilbert and Sullivan had collaborated once before, on the Christmas entertainment Thespis (opera) (now lost), Trial introduced many features, such as the autobiographical patter song, that would define their style. This engraving by D. H. Friston dates from Trial's original run, and was published in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News on 1 May 1875.

Reason

A large, high-resolution copy of probably the best contemporary image of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Trial by Jury, by fairly notable engraver and artist D.H.Friston.

Articles this image appears in

Trial by Jury, Tort reform, and just added to Gilbert and Sullivan. The Gilbert and Sullivan wikiproject is a bit overloaded with excellent images, so they don't end up in as many articles as they would in other Wikiprojects. =)

Creator

D. H. Friston

• Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 23:45, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
• Strong Support-This is quite the engraving. Definitely should be featured, exceeds all criteria. Wow. ~Meldshal42 01:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
• Support Very impressive (and encyclopedic!) Thingg^⊕⊗ 16:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
• Support. A fine reproduction.--ragesoss (talk) 18:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Trial by Jury - Chaos in the Courtroom.png MER-C 03:49, 8 June 2008 (UTC)