Lebaudy Trial - Testimony of Mlle. Marsy (Procès Lebaudy - Déposition de Mlle. Marsy)

Executed in lithography, the piece relies on a single red ink applied to a stone or metal plate. The lines are intentionally uneven and rough, creating a sense of rapid execution that mirrors the urgency of the moment captured.

Toulouse-Lautrec produced the print shortly after the high‑profile Lebaury case, a scandal that attracted considerable media attention in Paris. The work remained within private collections before entering public holdings in the early twentieth century.

The lithograph belongs to a series of courtroom and news‑event images that Toulouse-Lautrec created, reflecting his interest in contemporary Parisian life and its sensational episodes. It illustrates his broader engagement with the city’s social and legal spectacles.