Honoré Daumier: Les gens de justice, c. 1850, one of a limited edition series of 39 lithographs satirizing the French legal system of the day. "Oui, on veut dépouiller cet orphelin, que je ne qualifie pas de jeune, puis qu'il a cinquante sept ans, mails il n'en est pas moins orphelin.... je me rassure toute fois, messieurs, car la justice a toujours les yeux ouverts sur toutes les coupables menées...." On wove paper. Numbered lower left in pencil: 401/500. Monogram (h.D) lower left in the plate and signed in pencil lower right. Age-toning on the right-hand side of the paper, and some mild spotting to margins and text. Paper is a bit curled at the edges. Otherwise good condition. Sheet size: 37.5 × 30.5 cm Image size: 30 × 22 cm Sleeping judges, double-tongued attorneys, and the morally inept. These are the stories behind the series Les Gens de Justice by Honoré Daumier. Originally published in the journal Charivari from 1845 to 1848, these prints satirize the daily lives of lawyers and judges. See the photos for a better idea of details and condition