Why might the artist want to capture this particular scene?

The court case would only impact a small amount of people.

The court case involved important individuals or important subject matter.

The court case would only deal with traffic laws.

This was a gathering of individuals that spread gossip in the kingdom.

A Criminal Case
By Honore Daumier
Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

1 answer

Based on the provided information, it is most likely that the artist wanted to capture this particular scene because the court case involved important individuals or important subject matter.