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Jean Louis Forain — Reading of the Barrister's Brief
Jean Louis Forain

Reading of the Barrister's Brief

1909

Legal proceedings continue to fascinate Forain, whose background as a courtroom illustrator informs his satirical yet sympathetic view of judicial ritual.

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Jean Louis Forain, Reading of the Barrister's Brief, 1909

Legal proceedings continue to fascinate Forain, whose background as a courtroom illustrator informs his satirical yet sympathetic view of judicial ritual.

Medium
etching
Year
1909
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Monochrome, French, Legal, Etching, Early 1900s, Literary, Interior, Figurative, Black and White, Satirical

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