1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La justice chinoise is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a crowded courtroom with many figures in a formal setting. The scene shows a central figure standing with raised arms, which suggests a dramatic moment. This lithograph was created during a time when social commentary was a big part of art, and it reflects that. Check out the technique of lithography to learn more about how this image 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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