1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mr. l'avocat a rendu pleine justice... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a courtroom scene with five men in robes. One man is leaning over a desk, looking down. Another stands at a podium, gesturing as if speaking. Two judges sit in the background, wearing tall hats. The accused slumps in a chair, hands clasped. The caption below jokes that everyone is happy—except the accused. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show expressions and movement. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn 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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