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An engraving by D. H. Friston of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury, shortly after its première. A satire of courtroom antics, which invoked "almost boisterous hilarity" in its original audience, Trial by Jury remains a favourite throughout the English-speaking world, and is performed regularly to this day.

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This is the English translation of the Picture of the day description page from 1 August 2008.

An engraving by D. H. Friston of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury, shortly after its première. A satire of courtroom antics, which invoked "almost boisterous hilarity" in its original audience, Trial by Jury remains a favourite throughout the English-speaking world, and is performed regularly to this day.

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