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- Artist
- Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879) - Title
- The defense compliments the talent of the prosecution; the Attorney General eagerly offers well-deserved praise for the admirable eloquence of the defense. The judge applauds both orators; in brief everyone is more than satisfied, except the accused. (M. l'avocat a rendu pleine justice au rare talent déployé par le ministère public dans son réquisitoire; Mr. le procureur général s'empresse de rendre hommage mérité a l'admirable éloquence du défenseur, Mr. le président applaudit aux deux orateurs; bref tout le monde est excessivement satisfait, excepté l'accusé.), number 16 from the series People of Justice (Les Gens de Justice)
- Date
- 1846
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- 7 1/32 x 9 5/8 in. Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Wurdemann
- Accession No.
- 1976.48
- Classification
- Prints
- Geography
- France
Related
to 1976, collection of Helen Wurdemann [married name Guzzardi](Los Angeles); June 1976, gifted to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]
- Delteil, Loys. "Le peintre-graveur illustré, vol. XX-XXIX." Paris, 1906-1926. no. 1352
- Daumier Lithographs: Characters and Caricatures: Chazen Museum of Art, 12/23/2016–2/19/2017
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