This is a drawing of a courtroom scene. It shows various individuals in a courtroom setting. A figure in a military uniform is on the left, overseeing proceedings. Adjacent to them, two individuals are in conversation, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat. In the center, a group of men seems to be discussing, with one figure appearing to listen intently. The background includes a seated audience, depicted with simple strokes and shading suggesting figures without detailed features. The artwork uses loose, expressive lines and shaded tones to convey the serious atmosphere and interactions in courtrooms.
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This is a drawing of a courtroom scene. It shows various individuals in a courtroom setting. A figure in a military uniform is on the left, overseeing proceedings. Adjacent to them, two individuals are in conversation, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat. In the center, a group of men seems to be discussing, with one figure appearing to listen intently. The background includes a seated audience, depicted with simple strokes and shading suggesting figures without detailed features. The artwork uses loose, expressive lines and shaded tones to convey the serious atmosphere and interactions in courtrooms.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Avocat parlant à sa cliente (Lawyer Talking to His Client)

Jean-Louis Forain

Date
1915
Medium
lithograph on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 31 × 42.6 cm (12 3/16 × 16 3/4 in.) sheet: 46.7 × 62.8 cm (18 3/8 × 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3894
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Seated figure
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Woman
  • Hat
  • Man
Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); sold 28 March 1929 to Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

"10-40" forain" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Conseil Juridique" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "juridique" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

NGA object ID 7012. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.