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The Dreyfus trial: Scene in court on August 24

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834324


Item data

Title

The Dreyfus trial: Scene in court on August 24

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Trials -- France

Names

Prior, Melton, 1845-1910 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1899

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC TRI-Fra

Subjects

Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935
Dreyfus Affair, 1894-1906
Judicial proceedings -- France
Courtrooms -- France
Lawyers -- France
Military personnel -- French -- France

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "This was a remarkable scene, as Generals Mercier, Billot, Roget, the government prosecutor, maƮtre labori, and Captain Dreyfus were talking at one time, when the president called out in loud tones, 'Silence!' " "Facsimile of a drawing by our special artist, Melton Prior." Written on border: "Sept. 1899" Brown stains on image.
Source Note: Illustrated London news. (London : Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1842-).

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17513723
Barcode: 33333159462460
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 05947260-c565-012f-35e8-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1899

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Dreyfus trial: Scene in court on August 24" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05947260-c565-012f-35e8-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1899). The Dreyfus trial: Scene in court on August 24 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05947260-c565-012f-35e8-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Dreyfus trial: Scene in court on August 24" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/05947260-c565-012f-35e8-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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