Pierrot in Criminal Court

Thomas Couture

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene in a courtroom. A man in a white outfit sits on a bench, while another man stands, gesturing with his right hand. The standing man wears a black jacket and hat. A third man, dressed in a blue and red uniform with a brown hat, sits in a chair. Two people sit at a desk on the left side of the image. A judge or official in a dark jacket leans on a desk in the background. A clock hangs on the wall. Books and other objects are scattered around the room. The walls are beige.