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The Depré and Norbert Trial.

Ordre des avocats de Paris . 1843. Wood print, 20x25,8cm.
January 31, 1843, Depré and Norbert appear before the Assize court in Paris accused of killing and robbing Adolphe Geoffretin, a wheelwright. The text gives the sordid details of the crime, which ended in a double death sentence. Unlike the text, the drawing makes no claim to render the facts with realism. Its value is more symbolic than documentary..

© Ordre des avocats de Paris

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