You are bidding on a huge original antique print from an 1870s illustrated journal.

It depicts the criminal trial of The City of Glasgow Bank collapse. This print shows the judges and barristers of the High Court in Edinburgh.

This is now largely known for its spectacular collapse in October 1878, ruining all but 254 of its 1,200 shareholders, whose liability was not limited. It was the last case of a British bank run until that of Northern Rock in 2007. Scores of Glasgow businesses failed as a result of the bankruptcy. The directors were arrested. They were tried at the High Court in Edinburgh in January 1879. All were found guilty and sentenced to terms of imprisonment between eight and eighteen months

It is very large (double folio size), measuring approximately 21.5 x 15.75 inches (54.5 x 40 cm). The picture fills most of the page, with a caption below. The back of this print is blank, meaning it was a rarer special supplement.

The caption reads: Trial of the Glasgow Bank Directors -- Sketches in Court.

The print has a fold in the middle, where it was folded into the magazine long ago. Note that the fold line is clean and undamaged, because it was "tipped" into the binding. This was a luxury binding technique of that era, because the double page prints were free of binding holes down the center.

The page is in excellent condition for its age. See scan for an accurate view of the condition.

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.