Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was always an instantly recognizable woman, but also fiercely private.

In 1972, she was in court facing paparazzo Ron Galella, who claimed she was keeping him from making a living. She, in turn, sued him for harassment.

Artist Aggie Kenny recalled Onassis’ prim demeanor.

“Jackie O was a perfect lady on the witness stand,” she said. “She prefaced her answers to Ron Galella’s attorney, Alfred Julien, with ‘sir.’ Conservatively dressed and unflappable, she spoke deliberately in her very distinctive voice.

“Judge Cooper once told Julien to stand further back from Jackie and to stop ‘prancing and preening yourself.’ To me, that reprimand in support of her space so perfectly mirrored the crux of her lawsuit. I caught it in my illustration.”