Il parait... que mon gaillard est un grand scélérat... 1848

"Il parait... que mon gaillard est un grand scélérat...", created by Honoré Daumier in 1848, depicts a lawyer standing beside a jail cell with a prisoner inside. Daumier, a prominent French artist known for his social commentary, uses a stark black and white palette to highlight the lawyer's exaggerated facial features and the prisoner's downtrodden posture. This lithograph, part of Daumier's prolific body of work criticizing societal injustices, satirizes the legal system and the plight of the marginalized in 19th century France. The visual contrast between the lawyer's confident stance and the prisoner's despair further emphasizes the stark realities of the legal system during that era.