Jean-Jacques Dubois, also known as Dubois d'Angers(1768-1845) was an officer and lawyer, who also became Attorney General at the Court of Angers. He was appointed counselor at the Supreme Court in Paris and presided a number of important Court cases. According to Provost, the print does not show "Dubois (flûtes) (Hippolyte Dubois), Hippolyte Abraham-Dubois, the Deputy of Avranches, but rather Jean-Jacques Dubois, the Magistrate and Deputy of the Maine-et-Loire region. The pun: "tu bois" meaning "you drink" refers to Dubois' drinking habit.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
Published in: Le Charivari, March 25, 1833
2nd state.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
