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Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Êpée, between c1683 and c1688

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Êpée, between c1683 and c1688
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Epee, between circa 1683 and circa 1688

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité, en Habit d'Épée, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité, en Habit d'Épée, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite, en Habit d'Epee, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: The Judge Bias, Shedding Tears, 1607. Creator: Willem van Swanenburg

The Judge Bias, Shedding Tears, 1607. Creator: Willem van Swanenburg
The Judge Bias, Shedding Tears, 1607. Series: Thronus Justitiae, pl. 9

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Scene from the Life of King Eumenes, 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Scene from the Life of King Eumenes, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Scene from the Life of King Eumenes, 16th century

Background imageLaw Court Collection: The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Williams, of a British judge, ...a nephew of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge...[He attended] Corpus Christi College

Background imageLaw Court Collection: In Soviet Russia; In the dock, Countess Panina, Minister of Public Instruction... 1917

In Soviet Russia; In the dock, Countess Panina, Minister of Public Instruction... 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Soviet Russia; In the dock, Countess Panina, Minister of Public Instruction in the Kerensky Cabinet, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Background imageLaw Court Collection: In Soviet Russia; A revolutionary tribunal made up of members of the soviet party, ... 1917

In Soviet Russia; A revolutionary tribunal made up of members of the soviet party, ... 1917. Creator: Unknown
In Soviet Russia; A revolutionary tribunal made up of members of the soviet party, workers and soldiers, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Épée, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Épée, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Epee, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Lecture at Drottningholm, 1779. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Lecture at Drottningholm, 1779. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Lecture at Drottningholm, 1779

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, between c1682 and c1688

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Esté, between c1682 and c1688
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Este, between circa 1682 and circa 1688

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Epée, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Epée, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Epee, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Saint James, or Court of Queen Anne, 1844. Creator: George Cruikshank

Saint James, or Court of Queen Anne, 1844. Creator: George Cruikshank
Saint James, or Court of Queen Anne, 1844

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hiuer, 1683

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hiuer, 1683. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Hiuer, 1683

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité aux Thuilleries, 1686

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité aux Thuilleries, 1686. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite aux Thuilleries, 1686

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hyver, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Habit d'Hyver, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Habit d'Hyver, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1683

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1683. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Deshabille d'Este, 1683

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Hiuer, 1683

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Hiuer, 1683. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Hiuer, 1683

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Hiuer, 1678

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Hiuer, 1678. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Hiuer, 1678

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Espée, 1683

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Espée, 1683. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Espee, 1683

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1684

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1684. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Deshabille d'Este, 1684

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1684

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Deshabillé d'Esté, 1684. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Deshabille d'Este, 1684

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Déshabillé Détoffe Siamoise, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Déshabillé Détoffe Siamoise, 1687. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Deshabille Detoffe Siamoise, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Êcharpe, 1683. Creator: Jean de Dieu

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualité en Êcharpe, 1683. Creator: Jean de Dieu
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Femme de Qualite en Echarpe, 1683

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Trimul Naik's Palace. Session Court From North Side, 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe

Trimul Naik's Palace. Session Court From North Side, 1858. Creator: Captain Linnaeus Tripe
Trimul Naik's Palace. Session Court From North Side, 1858

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Courtyard of a fortress with obelisk, troops in line, 1800-1900

Courtyard of a fortress with obelisk, troops in line, 1800-1900. Creator: Alphonse Jean-Baptiste Vien
Courtyard of a fortress with obelisk, troops in line, 1800-1900

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Citoyennes on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous être refusé... 1848

Citoyennes on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous être refusé... 1848. Creator: Honore Daumier
Citoyennes on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous etre refuse... 1848. - Citoyennes...on fait courir le bruit que le divorce est sur le point de nous etre refuse

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Vous avez la parole, expliquez-vous, vous êtes libre!, 1835. Creator: Honore Daumier

Vous avez la parole, expliquez-vous, vous êtes libre!, 1835. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous avez la parole, expliquez-vous, vous etes libre!, 1835. Play on words - parole can also mean word in French, so the judge is saying: You have parole/you may speak, explain yourself

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Mr Tout affaires, avocat sans causes... 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier

Mr Tout affaires, avocat sans causes... 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Mr Tout affaires, avocat sans causes... 1840. Mr Tout affaires, avocat sans causes, ...se donne l'air empresse, et renverse, chaque jour, dans la salle des pas perdus, une douzaine de moutards

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Hof van Sonoy in Alkmaar, 1724. Creator: Abraham Meyling

Hof van Sonoy in Alkmaar, 1724. Creator: Abraham Meyling
Hof van Sonoy in Alkmaar, 1724. View of the octagonal tower. In the foreground a canal with a bridge on the right. Cornelis Pronk (rejected attribution)

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Cléombrote and Léonidas, c. 1795. Creator: Francois-Xavier Fabre

Cléombrote and Léonidas, c. 1795. Creator: Francois-Xavier Fabre
Cleombrote and Leonidas, c. 1795

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Éspée, 1687

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualité en Habit d'Éspée, 1687. Creator: Nicolas Arnoult
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme de Qualite en Habit d'Espee, 1687

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Banquet at the Court of Vienna 'En grand couvert', 1734. Creator: Johan Lundberg

Banquet at the Court of Vienna "En grand couvert", 1734. Creator: Johan Lundberg
Banquet at the Court of Vienna "En grand couvert", 1734

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Queen Hedvig Eleonora's wedding night. Creator: Unknown

Queen Hedvig Eleonora's wedding night. Creator: Unknown
Queen Hedvig Eleonora's wedding night, unknown date

Background imageLaw Court Collection: A Court Scene; Page from a Manuscript of Habib al-Siyar of Khwandamir, 1625

A Court Scene; Page from a Manuscript of Habib al-Siyar of Khwandamir, 1625. Creators: Unknown, Khvandamir
A Court Scene; Page from a Manuscript of Habib al-Siyar of Khwandamir, 1625

Background imageLaw Court Collection: The old town hall in Amsterdam, 1791. Creator: Jacobus Buys

The old town hall in Amsterdam, 1791. Creator: Jacobus Buys
The old town hall in Amsterdam, 1791. View of the old town hall on the Dam Square in Amsterdam. People in the gallery of the courthouse, shops on the right

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Jurisdiction, 1881-1900. Creator: Herman Heyenbrock

Jurisdiction, 1881-1900. Creator: Herman Heyenbrock
Jurisdiction, 1881-1900. Five figures in a courtroom: woman with red hat, judge with black cap, police officer with helmet and truncheon

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Court of Claims in Session, 1937. Creator: Unknown

Court of Claims in Session, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Court of Claims in Session, 1937. From "The Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth 1937". [John Player & Sons, London, 1937]

Background imageLaw Court Collection: En l'honneur des avocats morts pour la Patrie; dans la Bibliotheque des avocats, au... 1916

En l'honneur des avocats morts pour la Patrie; dans la Bibliotheque des avocats, au... 1916. Creator: Meurisse
En l'honneur des avocats morts pour la Patrie; dans la Bibliotheque des avocats, au Palais de Justice, la President de la Republique prononce un discours

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Trial of Native Prisoner by General Court-Martial, at the Main Guard, Fort William, Calcutta

Trial of Native Prisoner by General Court-Martial, at the Main Guard, Fort William, Calcutta, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Trial of Native Prisoner by General Court-Martial, at the Main Guard, Fort William, Calcutta, 1857....a native was tried for attempting to seduce the sepoys of the 70th Native Infantry in Calcutta

Background imageLaw Court Collection: Calcutta Gate and Main Guard, Fort William: Native Prisoners under Escort, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Calcutta Gate and Main Guard, Fort William: Native Prisoners under Escort, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Calcutta Gate and Main Guard, Fort William, [Kolkata, India]: Native Prisoners under Escort, 1857....a native was tried for attempting to seduce the sepoys of the 70th Native Infantry in Calcutta




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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Law Courts: A Glimpse into History and Justice" Step back in time with us as we embark on a captivating journey through various law courts, each offering a unique perspective on justice, society, and human nature. Let's delve into these intriguing hints from renowned artworks and photographs that shed light on the diverse facets of courtroom drama. In William Frederick Yeames' thought-provoking painting "And when did you last see your father?" set in 1878, we witness an emotional exchange between a young boy and his estranged father within the solemn walls of a law court. The artist skillfully captures the complexities of familial relationships entangled within legal proceedings. Diego Velasquez's masterpiece "Las Meninas, " created in 1656 but reimagined in 1939, takes us to the Spanish royal court where intrigue and power play unfold. This iconic artwork offers glimpses into both formal court settings as well as intimate moments behind closed doors. Casimiro Tomba's Italian painting from the 19th century presents an unexpected twist with "Drunk Warrior and Court Jester. " Here, humor intertwines with judicial themes, reminding us that even amidst serious matters, laughter can find its place within courtrooms. John Tenniel's imaginative portrayal of "The King and Queen of Hearts in Court" transports us to Wonderland where whimsical trials take center stage. This delightful depiction showcases how art can transcend reality while still reflecting aspects of justice systems. Spy's satirical illustrations bring forth two contrasting perspectives: "A Radical Lawyer" challenges societal norms through legal means while shedding light on progressive ideologies; meanwhile, "Plausible" explores cunning tactics often employed by lawyers seeking favorable outcomes for their clients. Venturing further back in history reveals fascinating glimpses such as Byzantine ivory diptych leaves showcasing men and bears at circus-like events—a reminder that entertainment sometimes intertwined with legal proceedings.