Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . Signed at the hirer left. H. Daumier No. 3266. Height* 11^-2 inches: iridth. 9 No. 31LAWYER ARGUING HIS CASE Wash Drawing Standing at the counsels table, resting his hand on the out-spread document, a lawyer stands, his right arm outstretched,his body bent forward and his face abeam as he argues a finepoint in his case. The clumsy, knotted ringers, the snuffyrobe and dirty bib, long, grey locks growing sparsely on hishead, show that the years he has spent in h
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . Signed at the hirer left. H. Daumier No. 3266. Height* 11^-2 inches: iridth. 9 No. 31LAWYER ARGUING HIS CASE Wash Drawing Standing at the counsels table, resting his hand on the out-spread document, a lawyer stands, his right arm outstretched,his body bent forward and his face abeam as he argues a finepoint in his case. The clumsy, knotted ringers, the snuffyrobe and dirty bib, long, grey locks growing sparsely on hishead, show that the years he has spent in his profession havenot raised him very far in it. A man sits in front of him,leaning against the table, and in the back of the room a crowdof spectators listen to his eloquence. The expression on theold mans face is very fine, and the drawing is spirited. Signed on table, H. Daumier. * Height, 7 inches; length, 9 inches.
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