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The Dreyfus Case: A Tale of Betrayal, Courage, and Justice In the late 19th century, France was rocked by a scandal that would come to be known as the Dreyfus Case

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: J Accuse... !, Open letter from Emile Zola to the President of the French Republic

J Accuse... !, Open letter from Emile Zola to the President of the French Republic
LSE4105158 J Accuse...!, Open letter from Emile Zola to the President of the French Republic regarding Alfred Dreyfus printed in " L Aurore" newspaper

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case: Emile Zola (1840-1902) at the seine court for the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1898

Dreyfus case: Emile Zola (1840-1902) at the seine court for the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1898
XEE4143082 Dreyfus case: Emile Zola (1840-1902) at the seine court for the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1898. Cover of " The illustrious progress" of February 13, 1898

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case - M. Reinach and the electors - Cover of satirical magazine '

Dreyfus case - M. Reinach and the electors - Cover of satirical magazine "
XEE4156835 Dreyfus case - M. Reinach and the electors - Cover of satirical magazine " Le Lire" representing Joseph Reinach (1856-1921)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Dreyfus affair: Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poire 1859-1909) showing a group of people fighting

The Dreyfus affair: Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poire 1859-1909) showing a group of people fighting - An English tourist
PCT4296348 The Dreyfus affair: Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poire 1859-1909) showing a group of people fighting - An English tourist who has just received a punch in the eye declares: " Aow

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Museum of Horrors, circa 1899, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Un bal a l'Elysee - Case Dreyfus

The Museum of Horrors, circa 1899, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Un bal a l'Elysee - Case Dreyfus
ICA4928584 The Museum of Horrors, circa 1899, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Un bal a l'Elysee - Case Dreyfus, President of the Republic, Dance, Elysee - Zola Emile, Monkey, Pork Pig, Loubet Emile

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Museum of Horrors, number 33, 1900_06, illustration by V

The Museum of Horrors, number 33, 1900_06, illustration by V. Lenepveu: En train de die - Case Dreyfus
ICA4928582 The Museum of Horrors, number 33, 1900_06, illustration by V. Lenepveu: En train de die - Case Dreyfus - Waldeck-Rousseau Pierre (1846-1904)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus affair. Ferdinand Esterhazy, ca 1900 (postcard)

Dreyfus affair. Ferdinand Esterhazy, ca 1900 (postcard)
7422878 Dreyfus affair. Ferdinand Esterhazy, ca 1900 (postcard); (add.info.: History. France. Dreyfus affair. Ferdinand Esterhazy. Postcard, France, ca 1900.); © Archives Charmet.

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case: Italian postcard in favour of Captain Dreyfus supported abroad

Dreyfus case: Italian postcard in favour of Captain Dreyfus supported abroad and in Italy by a popular movement
FGL5493661 Dreyfus case: Italian postcard in favour of Captain Dreyfus supported abroad and in Italy by a popular movement: "To Alfred Dreyfus and his glorious defenders"

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Le Laugher, Satirique en Colours, 1898_12_31: Le nouveau jeu - Case Dreyfus - Rochefort Henri

Le Laugher, Satirique en Colours, 1898_12_31: Le nouveau jeu - Case Dreyfus - Rochefort Henri (1831-1913)
ICA4839244 Le Laugher, Satirique en Colours, 1898_12_31: Le nouveau jeu - Case Dreyfus - Rochefort Henri (1831-1913), Deroulede Paul (1846-1914), Drumont Edouard (1844-1917)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Museum of Horrors, 1899_12_16, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Pre-sale - Socialism - Turkey Turkey

The Museum of Horrors, 1899_12_16, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Pre-sale - Socialism - Turkey Turkey
ICA4928693 The Museum of Horrors, 1899_12_16, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Pre-sale - Socialism - Turkey Turkey, Francis Dehault de Pressense (1853-1914)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Museum of Horrors, number 39, 1900_07_17, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Brugere s'amuse - Armee

The Museum of Horrors, number 39, 1900_07_17, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Brugere s'amuse - Armee
ICA4928607 The Museum of Horrors, number 39, 1900_07_17, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Brugere s'amuse - Armee, Case Dreyfus - Brugere Joseph (1841-1918)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus affair, 1900 (illustration)

Dreyfus affair, 1900 (illustration)
8698367 Dreyfus affair, 1900 (illustration) by Gravelle (1855-1920); (add.info.: Dreyfus Affair. Alfred Dreyfus back from the Devil's Island, french penal colony of Cayenne, 1899)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Song illustree, Satirique en, ca. 1906: Zola au pantheon - Case Dreyfus, Pantheon - Zola Emile

Song illustree, Satirique en, ca. 1906: Zola au pantheon - Case Dreyfus, Pantheon - Zola Emile, Clemenceau George
ICA4936007 Song illustree, Satirique en, ca. 1906: Zola au pantheon - Case Dreyfus, Pantheon - Zola Emile, Clemenceau George, Jaures Jean, Brisson Henri (1835-1912)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case: portrait of Colonel Georges Picquart (1854-1914)

Dreyfus case: portrait of Colonel Georges Picquart (1854-1914) in 1898 - Engraving - Private collection
JAB5037332 Dreyfus case: portrait of Colonel Georges Picquart (1854-1914) in 1898 - Engraving - Private collection; (add.info.: Dreyfus case)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Portrait of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, 1894

Portrait of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, 1894
LUX4721037 Portrait of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, 1894; (add.info.: Portrait of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, 1894); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus Affair - cartoon

Dreyfus Affair - cartoon
3784580 Dreyfus Affair - cartoon; (add.info.: Dreyfus Affair - cartoon. A commander in the French Infantry tries to cover up Lux Veritas (the Light of Truth)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Rehabilitation of Dreyfus in 1906: General Gillain confers the Cross of the Legion of Honour

The Rehabilitation of Dreyfus in 1906: General Gillain confers the Cross of the Legion of Honour to Commander Dreyfus
XEE4163289 The Rehabilitation of Dreyfus in 1906: General Gillain confers the Cross of the Legion of Honour to Commander Dreyfus - Alfred Dreyfus receiving the Legion d'Honneur in the courtyard

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case. Too hasty: the clergymen and the army defend France by Jewish vultures

Dreyfus case. Too hasty: the clergymen and the army defend France by Jewish vultures and prevaricating judges
XEE4167687 Dreyfus case. Too hasty: the clergymen and the army defend France by Jewish vultures and prevaricating judges. by Lemot, A (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreyfus case)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus - Dreyfus case: La degradation d Alfred Dreyfus dans la cour de l

Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus - Dreyfus case: La degradation d Alfred Dreyfus dans la cour de l Ecole Militaire Paris
XEE4151639 Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus - Dreyfus case: La degradation d Alfred Dreyfus dans la cour de l Ecole Militaire Paris, 5 January 1895

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Cartoon antisemite by Achille Lemot for 'Le-Pelerin'of September 1896 - Commercial School

Cartoon antisemite by Achille Lemot for "Le-Pelerin"of September 1896 - Commercial School
XEE4148548 Cartoon antisemite by Achille Lemot for " Le-Pelerin" of September 1896 - Commercial School: when you become a crant, you my bedide Jacob, what will you split

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The commander read, to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Arrest of the War Council, Paris. Sketch of Mr

The commander read, to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Arrest of the War Council, Paris. Sketch of Mr. de Moulignie
XEE4404145 The commander read, to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Arrest of the War Council, Paris. Sketch of Mr. de Moulignie. In " Le Monde Illustre" Weekly Journal No

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case - Paris - 1898: antisemite manisfestation in Montmartre

Dreyfus case - Paris - 1898: antisemite manisfestation in Montmartre. An effigy of Martin Dreyfus, Alfreds brother
XEE4135475 Dreyfus case - Paris - 1898: antisemite manisfestation in Montmartre. An effigy of Martin Dreyfus, Alfreds brother, is brulee in the square

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case: the trial in revision of Captain Dreyfus (1859-1923)

Dreyfus case: the trial in revision of Captain Dreyfus (1859-1923) Illustration from the German press, 1899 Paris
JLJ4584141 Dreyfus case: the trial in revision of Captain Dreyfus (1859-1923) Illustration from the German press, 1899 Paris, archives nationales by German School

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Le Pepetit panache, revue illustree, 1908_10_25: Dreyfus at Marianne 'Marianne you know well that

Le Pepetit panache, revue illustree, 1908_10_25: Dreyfus at Marianne "Marianne you know well that I am
ICA4935458 Le Pepetit panache, revue illustree, 1908_10_25: Dreyfus at Marianne " Marianne you know well that I am innocent" - " Leave me alone

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Illustration by Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) in Psst... !, 1898-2-5 - Le Pon Badriote Ch Accuse

Illustration by Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) in Psst... !, 1898-2-5 - Le Pon Badriote Ch Accuse - Antisemitism
ICA4893914 Illustration by Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) in Psst...!, 1898-2-5 - Le Pon Badriote Ch Accuse - Antisemitism, Dreyfus affair, Patriotism - Jew by Forain

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus affair: the defeat of the Jewish band by the acquittal of Commander Esterhazy is greeted

Dreyfus affair: the defeat of the Jewish band by the acquittal of Commander Esterhazy is greeted by the crowd with
XEE4148819 Dreyfus affair: the defeat of the Jewish band by the acquittal of Commander Esterhazy is greeted by the crowd with the cries of " Vive l armee, a bas les juifs"

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case - Proces of Emile Zola - 1898: General Auguste Mercier (1833-1921)

Dreyfus case - Proces of Emile Zola - 1898: General Auguste Mercier (1833-1921)
XEE4135130 Dreyfus case - Proces of Emile Zola - 1898: General Auguste Mercier (1833-1921) answers questions of Fernand Labori (1860-1917), lawyer of the writer Emile Zola (1840-1902)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case, 1898 - antisemite caricature: 'The gold seekers of Paris give thanks to their calf

Dreyfus case, 1898 - antisemite caricature: "The gold seekers of Paris give thanks to their calf
XEE4135039 Dreyfus case, 1898 - antisemite caricature: " The gold seekers of Paris give thanks to their calf." Cartoon on the theme " Jewish union" (a group of Parisian bankers)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus affair: the duel between Lieutenant Colonels Georges Picquart (1854-1914)

Dreyfus affair: the duel between Lieutenant Colonels Georges Picquart (1854-1914) and Hubert Henry (1846-1898)
XEE4143062 Dreyfus affair: the duel between Lieutenant Colonels Georges Picquart (1854-1914) and Hubert Henry (1846-1898) at the military school in Paris

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Retrial of the case of Alfred Dreyfus, French army officer wrongly convicted of treason, Rennes

Retrial of the case of Alfred Dreyfus, French army officer wrongly convicted of treason, Rennes, France
5229607 Retrial of the case of Alfred Dreyfus, French army officer wrongly convicted of treason, Rennes, France, 1899 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst... !, 1898-4-9 - The lion

Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst... !, 1898-4-9 - The lion
ICA4894381 Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst...!, 1898-4-9 - The lion, the raven and the lice - Antisemitism, Dreyfus Case, Justice Proces - Zola Emile, Insects

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Dreyfusian Press (litho)

The Dreyfusian Press (litho)
3646223 The Dreyfusian Press (litho) by Caran d Ache (Emmanuel Poire) (1858-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dreyfusian Press. French political cartoon on the Dreyfus Affair)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case, 1898: cartoon showing the influence of the case on French society

Dreyfus case, 1898: cartoon showing the influence of the case on French society
XEE4135257 Dreyfus case, 1898: cartoon showing the influence of the case on French society. Dreyfusards and supporters of the separation of church and state watch the " flower" Dreyfus

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: Dreyfus case - Paris - October 2, 1898: anti-dreyfusard demonstration, near the Wagram room

Dreyfus case - Paris - October 2, 1898: anti-dreyfusard demonstration, near the Wagram room
XEE4135652 Dreyfus case - Paris - October 2, 1898: anti-dreyfusard demonstration, near the Wagram room, where Dreyfus supporters were to meet

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: A Difficult Crossing (colour litho)

A Difficult Crossing (colour litho)
3646241 A Difficult Crossing (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Difficult Crossing)

Background imageDreyfus Case Collection: The Rennes case. Alfred Dreyfus to the War Council, from 'Le Petit Journal', August 20

The Rennes case. Alfred Dreyfus to the War Council, from "Le Petit Journal", August 20, 1899 (engraving)
XEE4404063 The Rennes case. Alfred Dreyfus to the War Council, from " Le Petit Journal", August 20, 1899 (engraving) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti



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The Dreyfus Case: A Tale of Betrayal, Courage, and Justice In the late 19th century, France was rocked by a scandal that would come to be known as the Dreyfus Case. At its heart was Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army who found himself at the center of a web of lies and prejudice. It all began with an open letter from renowned writer Emile Zola to the President of the French Republic. In this powerful missive titled "J'Accuse. . " Zola boldly denounced the injustice suffered by Dreyfus, accusing high-ranking officials of anti-Semitism and framing him for treason. As public opinion divided over this explosive revelation, another pivotal moment came when Commander Dreyfus received redemption in 1906. General Gillain conferred upon him the Cross of Legion d'Honneur in a poignant ceremony held within the courtyard of Paris Military School. This symbolic act marked his rehabilitation after enduring years on Devil's Island. Throughout this tumultuous affair, there were numerous dramatic episodes captured through lithographs and photographs. One such image depicted Zola swimming towards a German soldier while holding up his infamous "I Accuse" hand gesture - an iconic representation published in "Psst. " newspaper on April 23rd, 1898. Lieutenant-Colonel Georges Picquart also played a crucial role in unraveling this conspiracy. However, his pursuit for truth led to his arrest as depicted in "Le Petite Journal" on January 30th, 1898 – highlighting how those seeking justice faced immense obstacles during these troubled times. The case itself became deeply entangled with issues surrounding religion and nationalism.