Les Gens de justice
E471243
Les Gens de justice is a satirical series of lithographs by Honoré Daumier that caricatures lawyers, judges, and the French judicial system of the 19th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithograph series
ⓘ
satirical print series ⓘ |
| artForm | lithography ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
exaggerated physiognomy
ⓘ
expressive line drawing ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique | lithography on paper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century French press
ⓘ
political caricature in France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré Daumier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
19th-century French bourgeois society
ⓘ
July Monarchy France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
judges
ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ the French judicial system ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later judicial caricature
ⓘ
visual satire of legal professions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual caricature prints of court scenes
ⓘ
individual caricature prints of judges ⓘ individual caricature prints of lawyers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers of the 19th-century French press ⓘ |
| languageOfAccompanyingText | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
justice system
ⓘ
legal profession ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement |
Caricature
ⓘ
Realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical view of the French judicial system
ⓘ
expressive characterization of legal figures ⓘ |
| partOf | Honoré Daumier’s body of satirical work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
19th-century French courts
ⓘ
courtroom behavior ⓘ legal procedures ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | illustrated press ⓘ |
| satirizes |
French legal profession
ⓘ
bureaucracy in justice ⓘ judicial corruption ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power by officials
ⓘ
class differences in the courtroom ⓘ power and authority ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.