Judge of the Criminal Court., James Gillray, 1798

Plate 9: above the design: 'french habits. N° 9'. Courtney sits heavily in an arm-chair directed to the right, his head in profile to the right; his hands rest on his knees. His dress is that of a membre du tribunal criminel, except that his cloak is long instead of knee-length, and except for the colour of his official ribbon, which denotes the tribunal correctionnel. He wears a hat turned up in front with feathers and tricolour cockade; round his neck hangs from a ribbon the emblem of a bundle of lictor's rods, from which projects an axe. [the membre du tribunal correctionnel wore a blue ribbon with white and red borders (as in this print), his bundle of rods had no axe. The membre du tribunal criminel wore a red ribbon with blue and white borders. The membre du tribunal civil wore a white ribbon, with red and blue borders, from which was suspended a silver eye. 'costumes des représentans du peuple français. '] his chair is on a round dais of stone blocks above a flagged floor. A wall behind is of large stones; a heavy fringed curtain is draped on the left. See bmsat 9196. 21 may 1798 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1798. Dimensions: Height: 267 mm; Width: 201 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Courtenay. Collection: British Museum. Juge du Tribunal Correctionel. (BM 1868,0808.6736)