1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Faut-y faire une lettre pour l'attendrir? is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a cramped courtroom scene with four people and a clerk. The woman in the front, bent over, holds a basket. Two men sit at a table, one writing while the other talks. Behind them, two officials in tall hats stand near a poster with the word "Jugement" at the top. The walls are rough, and the mood feels tense. The title at the bottom asks if they should write a letter to soften the judge. This was a common way to plead cases in old French courts. Next, look up lithography to see how this sketch was made.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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