Mary Archer evidence at the High Court in a libel case brought by her husband against the "Daily Star" newspaper, which claimed Jeffrey had slept with a prostitute called Monica Coghlan. During his summing up at the end of the trial, the judge, Mr Justice Caulfield, asked: "Has she elegance? Has she fragrance? Would she have, without the strain of this trial, radiance?" In 2001, when Jeffrey Archer was accused of having committed perjury in the 1987 trial, she appeared at the Old Bailey to defend him. Jeffrey Archer was subsequently convicted and imprisoned for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
The Archer (Lepcke) Rzeźniacki, a journalist, wrote in the 1930s: ""[...] The "Archer" is an unmatched work of art. The way to focus the viewer's attention on the illusory aim of the arrow - absolve the artist who did not hesitate to present his modern Artemis in all her naked beauty. The tension of the muscles does not, however, reduce the charm of its shape. On the contrary, the attitude in which The "Archer" tightens the bow allowed the artist to develop all the noble harmony and symmetry of the statue."" The statue of Archer is connected with many literary works of local