Voila le ministère public qui vous dit des choses... désagréables...
1846
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1846
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a courtroom scene with two men at the center. One wears a judge’s robe and hat, leaning over a table with papers. The other, in rough clothes, points at him while whispering—maybe arguing or mocking. In the background, a woman in a hat watches, and a crowd of blurred faces fills the rest of the room. The title at the bottom hints this is a joke about the public prosecutor (the "ministère public") saying harsh things. The artist made it look like the judge is crying, which is funny but also critical of the justice system. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch was made.
