Vrouw plukt bloemen voor Émile Zola op het graf van Ravachol 1898

This 1898 caricature by Jean-Louis Forain depicts a woman picking flowers at the grave of Ravachol, a French anarchist, while a man stands behind her. The image is a satirical commentary on the political climate of late 19th-century France, specifically referencing the Dreyfus affair, a highly controversial event that divided French society. The caption, "Un bouquet pour Zola" (A bouquet for Zola), alludes to Émile Zola, a prominent writer who defended Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish military officer wrongly accused of treason. Forain's work often used sharp wit and caricature to criticize social and political issues, making him a prominent figure in the French satirical art scene.