“- Should be a great performance today, Mr.Galuchet... - I should think so... A murder case with a rape thrown in...,” plate 31 from Les Gens De Justice 1847

“- Should be a great performance today, Mr.Galuchet... - I should think so... A murder case with a rape thrown in...,” plate 31 from _Les Gens De Justice_ is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier from 1847. The work depicts two men in a courtroom, the man on the left is a lawyer, and the one on the right is a defendant, both discussing the day’s trial. Daumier’s sharp satirical style highlights the hypocrisy of the French justice system through the exaggerated features of the men, a common element in his work. This lithograph is an example of his social commentary and is a well-known piece from _Les Gens De Justice_, a series of lithographic cartoons criticizing the legal and political systems of France during the 19th century.