Jurors Listening to Counsel, Supreme Court, New City Hall, New York

published 1869

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

The image shows a courtroom scene with individuals in the jury box and a person standing facing them. The standing man is holding a piece of paper and gesturing with his left hand. He has dark hair, a mustache, and wears a formal suit. The jurors, mostly men, have different hairstyles, with one man being bald. They appear attentive, with some resting their chins on their hands or leaning forward. They wear dark suits and high-collared shirts. A tall man in the background observes the proceedings. The setting is a wood-paneled courtroom with a judge sitting at a high bench. Light comes in through a window, illuminating part of the room. Items like a top hat are on the jury's bench. The atmosphere suggests focus and authority.

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Bibliography

1936

  • Foster, Allen Evarts. "A check list of illustrations by Winslow Homer in 'Harper's Weekly' and other periodicals." Bulletin of the New York Public Library 40 (1936): 842-852. Separately published New York: New York Public Library, 1936.

1969

  • Gelman 1969, no.189.

1977

  • Kelsey 1977, no.174.

Wikidata ID

Q65218780

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