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Black and white lithograph of a robed official at a courtroom bar speaking to a man leaning on the rail, with papers and spectators nearby.

Public Minister Addresses a Defendant, Les Gens de Justice No. 21

A lithograph of a robed magistrate standing at a courtroom bar, turning his head toward a seated figure in the foreground who leans on the rail. A stack of papers rests on the ledge, and a spectator in a bench sits at left. Dense hatched linework renders the dark robes and crowded background.

Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Date
1846
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2203 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1846).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund