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A trial at Châtelet during the reign of Louis XV.
Ordre des avocats de Paris . XIXe siècle. Engraving, 15x20cm.Before the Revolution, the Law Courts at Châtelet in Paris was an important jurisdiction, with extensive police powers, in the widest sense of the term, placed under the direction of the Lieutenant général de police. Here, we see thieves and prostitutes being tried. In the 18th century, this representation existed only in painting. It was popularized in the form of an engraving one century later..
© Ordre des avocats de Paris
