Hommage au capitaine Dreyfus, Bronze sculpture on the Île de la Cité in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France

Hommage au capitaine Dreyfus is a bronze statue by Louis Mitelberg, known as Tim, standing 3.50 m tall and cast by the Clementi foundry in Meudon. Dreyfus is shown full-length in uniform, holding his broken sword before his face, a reference to his degradation of 5 January 1895. Since 2026 it stands at the foot of the Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité, at the corner of rue de Harlay and quai de l'Horloge.

The bronze was commissioned in 1985 by the Ministry of Culture and cast by the Clementi workshop in Meudon. Sculptor Tim wanted it in the courtyard of the École militaire, where Dreyfus was degraded on 5 January 1895, but the Defence Ministry refused. It stood in the Tuileries garden from 1988, moved to Place Pierre-Lafue in 1994, and in 2026 was placed at the foot of the Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité.

The inscription on the monument comes from a letter Dreyfus wrote to his wife, expressing his desire to have his honor restored. It reminds visitors of the personal cost of injustice and the hope that sustained him during his imprisonment.

The monument sits on a public square and is easy to reach by foot. You can view it at any time of day or night since it benefits from surrounding street lighting.

The sculpture underwent several location changes before finding its current home. An early proposal to place it at the Military School was rejected, sparking years of debate about how to honor this historical figure.