Overzicht van de zitting van het hof van justitie met Lodewijk XV 1723 - 1756

Dominique Sornique's "Overzicht van de zitting van het hof van justitie met Lodewijk XV” is a detailed engraving of the French court. The composition is structured around the receding perspective of the courtroom. Sornique masterfully uses linear perspective to draw the eye from the densely packed foreground, filled with rows upon rows of attendees, to the elevated platform where Louis XV presides. The architectural details, such as the ornate tapestries and the canopy overhead, are rendered with precise lines, creating a sense of depth and grandeur. The uniformity of the figures, each meticulously etched, contributes to the overall impression of order and hierarchy. Sornique’s command of line and form serves not merely to depict a scene, but to articulate the structural and social dynamics of the French court.