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Lithograph of a woman playing piano as a man leans close behind her, with a seated figure in the shadowy background.

“- If you only knew how pretty you are!... Pretend you are playing! - stop it.. DO - You don't love me!...SO - I'll'…

1841

Hand-colored caricature of a man playing piano while a maid in red and white stands beside him, head tilted back, singing.

The disadvantage of having servants who have previously served at Mr. Duprez', plate 65 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

1850

Caricature lithograph of a top-hatted man drinking beer at a café while a singer performs before seated women.

At the Champs-Elysées. It has never been quite clear whether the music makes the beer go down, or the beer that makes…

1852

Hand-colored caricature of a grimacing man in a red chair beside a concert audience, with a woman singing at a wooden stand.

A Victim of His Own Politeness, plate 7 from Croquis Musicaux

1852

Daumier lithograph of two seated men under trees, one reading a newspaper, a top hat on a chair beside them.

What the bourgeois calls a slight distraction, from 'The good bourgeois,' published in "Le Charivari"

August 30, 1846

Pencil sketch of two nude male atlantes holding up an entablature, with faint grid lines on the sheet.

Two Atlantes in Conversation

ca. 1855

Daumier lithograph: a man in a top hat gestures at a woman beside a bundle, with a French caption about oyster prices.

“- Oysters at 25 sous a dozen, horrible!... Even if you gave me 100 sous to eat half a dozen, I would not allow mysel…

1866

Daumier lithograph of a man inspecting two draped women labeled 1852 and 1870, with a caption reading That will do the job.

“That will do the job!,” plate 91 from Actualités

1870

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a feathered hat speaking with a bearded older man in a dark cloak, 1844.

Une Représentation a bénéfice

1844

Lithograph of two men conversing as a woman reads a newspaper titled La Caricature Provisoire, by Honoré Daumier, 1839.

Twee mannen bespreken een tijdschrift

1839

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat and cloak led by children past toys, one boy pointing at a puppet in a shop.

Oh! Papa, Papa...v'là un beau polichenelle...

1851

Lithograph of two women in striped skirts in a room, one with folded arms facing the other holding a parasol.

On dit que les jolies femmes sont...demandées...

1851

Daumier lithograph: a seated painter at an easel with a portrait of a woman while a standing man studies it skeptically.

Oui c'est bien feu ma femme!...seulement je trouve que vous l'avez trop flattée!...

1847

Daumier lithograph of a seated man reading a newspaper while a standing man gestures and a top-hatted man looks on.

Oui, Monsieur, moyennant un petit abonnement

1838

Lithograph of a uniformed man standing by a bed where a woman in a nightcap reclines beside a candle.

Oui, chère amie, jaloux tant que tu voudras!...

1839

Lithograph of two elderly women in bonnets and shawls talking in a doorway, one carrying a basket of goods.

Oui, madame Chaboulard...vingt-quatre épiciers...

1850

Caricature lithograph of a standing man in a long dark coat beside a small stand holding a miniature jacket.

P.P. Royer-Collard

1833

Caricature lithograph of a man with a large head holding leaking money bags marked 1000, with more bags scattered at his feet

Passy (Ministre des Finances)

1849

Caricature lithograph of a man in a nightcap scolding a child beside a sleeping woman in a curtained bed.

Petit scélérat! Je crois qu'il aura mon nez...

1840

Lithograph of a woman carrying a tray of pretzels past a man in a top hat, with a crowd and column monument behind.

Place de la Bastille

1850

Hand-colored lithograph of two top-hatted men on a street; one holds a pastry while a dog sniffs at his feet by a bakery coun

La journée du célibataire (A day in the life of a bachelor) Plate 9. Deux heures (2 pm)

1839

Lithograph of a man hiding in a reed-filled marsh as Roman soldiers with spears walk along the hillside above.

Marius verbergt zich in een moeras voor Romeinse soldaten

1842

Daumier lithograph of a seated man reading a newspaper while a standing man in a dark coat gestures toward a torn sheet.

Robert Macaire en Bertrand als begrafenisondernemers

1838

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men beside children and women on the ground, with French caption text below.

Robert Macaire en Bertrand bij een groep kinderen

1838

Daumier lithograph of three men in a street with a wheelbarrow, one in a top hat, with caption text below.

Robert Macaire en Bertrand bij een stratenmaker

1838

Lithograph caricature of a stern military officer with epaulettes, above a hand-colored emblem with a tricolor ribbon and cro

Sou..., plate 172 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1831

Lithograph of three men hauling a giant pear up with a rope in a dim wooden hut, a sleeping figure on the floor.

“Heave-ho!..Heave-ho! Heave-ho!,” plate 179

1832

Mr. Fulchir.., plate 273 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Daumier lithograph of an elderly bespectacled man in a dark coat holding a folded checked cloth, 1833.

Mr. Arlépaire.., plate 280 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Mr. Sébast ...., plate 281 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph caricature of a standing man in dark formal coat and white cravat, head tilted back, holding spectacles.

Mr. Étien...., plate 283 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph of a stout caricatured man in a frock coat walking, carrying a top hat and rolled paper, by Daumier.

Mr. Barthe, plate 294 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph caricature of a grinning man in a frock coat and spectacles, holding a top hat, by Daumier.

Auguste-Hilarion, Comte de Kératry

September 19, 1833

Mr. De Rign, plate 333 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Pencil-style print of soldiers in uniform at a stone doorway and window, with a seated man in a top hat, dated 1822.

“I'm guarding city hall”

1822

Lithograph of a dishevelled man in a worn coat and pince-nez standing in a street, with a fallen hat at his feet.

The Drunkard

1834

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man and a crowd in a Paris street, with a turbaned figure and onlookers on balconies.

“- Oh, my friend... I am afraid of these people there. - And rightly so... they are quite vicious, they beat their wo…

1859

Lithograph of a man in a top hat pulling a startled woman in a bonnet past a theater curtain, with a costumed actor on stage.

A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished…

1864

Lithograph of a man in a theatre box ogling ballet dancers through opera glasses while a woman beside him watches disapprovin

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home be…

1864

Lithograph of a stern theater director with folded arms facing a woman in a feathered bonnet, with balcony audience behind.

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches…

1864

Lithograph of two shocked women in bonnets at a crowded salon, with nude paintings and a statue on the walls behind them.

“- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croq…

1864

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man and a woman looking up at framed paintings while a young man watches beside them.

Looking at the Painting of Manet. “- Why the devil is this fat, red-faced woman in her nightdress called Olympia? - B…

1865

Lithograph of a hunter firing a rifle over a hillside as his own dog lies dead in the grass, with smoke rising.

“- Oh blast! .... it's again my own dog that I shot..... that's the third one in two years.... I'm really not very lu…

1865

Lithograph of two women in a room, one in black holding a printed sheet, the other with long hair frowning at it.

Twee vrouwen ontdekken een karikatuur in 'Le Charivari

1844

Two caricatured newspaper vendors in top hats exchange papers in a doorway, lithograph by Daumier, 1845.

Twee verkopers van het tijdschrift 'L'Époque

1845

Daumier lithograph of two men beside a pile of boots and a shoe brush, one holding a boot and grinning.

C'est-y embêtant de brosser ces machines là...

Daumier lithograph of a man playing an ornate organ while singing, with a woman leaning back beside him in a dim room.

Inconvénient... des domestiques qui ont servi chez M. Duprez

1850

Lithograph of a slender woman in a long gown before a mirror that elongates her figure, in a room with draped fabric and a bu

C'est singulier comme ce miroir m'aplatit la taille et me maigrit la poitrine! . . . Que m'importe? . . . Mme de Staë…

1844

Daumier lithograph of a woman writer in a bonnet at a desk piled with books, with two men reading in a library lined with she

Monsieur, pardon si je vous gêne un peu. . .mais vous comprenez qu'écrivant en ce moment un roman nouveau, je dois co…

1844

Daumier lithograph of a seated man counting laundry while a woman reads a book beside a fireplace.

Depuis que Virginie a obtenu la septième accessit de poésie à l'Académie française il faut que ce soit moi. . .moi ca…

1844

Lithograph of a woman in a nightgown holding a candle beside a sleeping man in a nightcap, by Honoré Daumier.

Dis donc, Bichette. . .à quoi songes-tu donc de te promener comme ça la nuit?. . .est-ce que t'es somnambule, ou bien…

1844

Daumier lithograph: a woman in a long dress gestures at a dismayed man holding his trousers, with a flying pair of trousers a

Une femme comme moi. . .remettre un bouton?. . .vous êtes fou!. . ./Allons bon!. . .voilà qu'elle ne se contente plus…

1844

Mlle. Etienne-Goconde-Cunégonde-Bécassine

1834

Lithograph of two women and two top-hatted men talking on a Paris street, with handwritten caption text below the image.

Les Etrangers dévisagés par eux mêmes, from "Les Étrangers à Paris"

1844

Satirical lithograph of a bearded man in a top hat marked FAILLITE seated on a carriage, with a crowd and caption below.

Un soi disant Négociant... (A so-called Merchant...), from Émotions Parisiennes, published in "Le Charivari"

1840

Lithograph of a top-hatted man holding up Le Charivari newspaper bearing a subscription notice, by Honoré Daumier, 1840.

Advice to Subscribers, published in Le Charivari, April 1, 1840

April 1, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a distraught man kicking a rejected canvas marked refusé in a cluttered studio, 1840.

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!...

1840

Lithograph of a seated man with folded arms and bowed head in a wooden chair, captioned Lannes, from La Caricature.

Lannes, plate 519

1835

Lithograph of a man and woman sharing a meal at a table while a dog sniffs food, in a cluttered domestic room.

Monsieur Coquelet... partage son... déjeuner

1839

Daumier lithograph of a bachelor in a nightcap holding a cup, with a cat, dog and caged bird in a room.

8 heures du matin

1839

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men talking on a cobbled street, with a dog and a woman in a shawl behind them.

Sept heures

1839

Daumier lithograph of two men quarrelling over a wrecked table with a dog and a standing woman nearby, 1839.

5 heures du soir

1839

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men crowding a counter as a small dog waits below, with a cursive caption beneath.

Trois heures

1839

Daumier lithograph of a gentleman in a top hat with a dog on a leash, seen in a mirror beside a draped curtain.

10 heures du matin

1839

Lithograph of a top-hatted man in a coat walking with a dog, holding a handkerchief across an open landscape.

11 heures du matin

1839

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man with umbrella walking through a park beside a dog, as a figure splashes in a pond.

Une heure

1839

Lithograph of two top-hatted men on a cobbled street, one holding food near a dog, with a shop window of poultry behind.

2 heures

1839

Daumier lithograph of three caricatured men in top hats on a street, one reading a newspaper, with a dog at their feet.

Sans doute M. Riflot le droit...

1839

Lithograph of a lightning-struck tree trunk with smoke rising and roots gripping the ground, by Honoré Daumier, 1871.

Poor France! The trunk is blasted, but the roots hold!, published in "L'Album du Siège"

1871

Lithograph of two laden men with walking sticks trudging across bare ground toward distant trees.

A la recherche d'une forêt en Champagne (In Search of a Forest in Champagne)

1847

Guiz....

1833

Lithograph of a cloaked man in a top hat shivering in falling snow on a city street, with a dog lying in the snow.

Oh Patrie!!!

1840

Daumier lithograph of a robed lawyer striding past a man in a top hat and a uniformed officer by a doorway.

Tiens v'la peut-etre une pratique

1847

Lithograph of a woman in a nightgown seated in an armchair by a window, looking at a full moon over rooftops.

O Lune!... Inspire-moi ce soir quelque petite pensée..., from Les Bas-Bleus, published in "Le Charivari"

February 28, 1844

Lithograph of a standing man and seated woman in a room with rain falling past the window, by Honoré Daumier.

We are approaching mid-November when the weather starts getting nasty, from 'The countryside gentlemen,' published in…

November 28, 1864

Lithograph of two men in a studio viewing a painting while an artist works at an easel with a portrait.

Votre tableau me plairait aussi...., from Les Bons Bourgeois, published in Le Charivari, October 12, 1846

October 12, 1846

Lithograph of a man in a top hat and a woman in a shawl carrying a wicker basket of vegetables across a field.

Plus souvent que tu m'attraperas encore à satisfaire ta fantasie...

1847

Lithograph of caricatured men seated in rows of parliament benches, by Honoré Daumier, 1868.

Project de Parlement d'été soumis à l'Europe par le CHARIVARI...

1868

Caricature lithograph of a bearded man in round spectacles with a halo, holding a book, with a mouse at his feet.

Proudhon

1849

Lithograph of bored orchestra musicians at music stands, one yawning, with draped tragic actors on stage above.

The Orchestra During the Performance of a Tragedy (L'orchestre pendant qu'on joue une tragédie), from Croquis Musicau…

April 5, 1852

Lithograph of a man gesturing to a woman with a basket beside a Loterie Royale poster on a wall.

Qu'allons-nous devenir, Seigneur dieu? qu'est ce qui soutiendre le pauvre monde...

1836

Lithograph of a uniformed soldier gesturing to a stooped traveler with a knapsack and walking stick on a rocky path.

Quand tu étais dans ton village t'aurais...

1843

Lithograph of a scowling older man with a walking stick confronting a startled younger man on a cobbled Paris street.

Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?

1839

Lithograph of a seated man with arms folded and head bowed, dressed in a dark coat, by Honoré Daumier, 1835.

La Caricature. Plate 519. Lannes (Duc de Montebello)

1835

Daumier lithograph of two caricatured soldiers in formal uniform, one in a tall shako saluting beside a mustached officer.

Un Jour de Grande Tenue

1844

Daumier lithograph of a horse entering a doorway as a man in a checked robe and nightcap looks on, with city rooftops beyond.

Plaisanterie que se permettent maintenant les chevaux, dans le quatier des Champs-Élysées, No. 523 from series Actual…

March 22, 1858

Daumier lithograph of crowded theater gallery spectators leaning into an animated literary argument over a balcony railing.

A Literary Discussion in the Second Tier, from "Le Charivari"

February 27, 1864

Daumier lithograph of a seated painter at an easel watched by a top-hatted man and a bonnet-wearing woman with a cane.

Monsieur dessine un paysage

1846

Daumier lithograph of two café scenes satirizing coffee and chicory drinkers, with French captions below each panel.

Une boisson qui ne monte jamais à tête

1852

Daumier lithograph: upper scene of men drinking at a table with bottles; lower scene of a man in bed with a cup and teapot.

Dans un cabinet de la maison d'or

1852

Daumier lithograph of a stout man in a top hat with a cane, beside a woman, while dancers and a crowd move behind them.

Ce n'est pas sous l"empire qu'on aurait dansé comme ca! ...

1849

Daumier lithograph of an elderly man seated before an easel while a standing companion looks on in a dim studio.

Oui c'est bien feue ma femme! ...

1847

Lithograph of a man in a cap leaning on a stone pillar as a smaller man looks up at him, under a cloudy sky.

Dites donc, not'maire ... des communistes qué qu'c'est ça?

1848

Lithograph of two men in top hat and cap talking on a cobbled street, by Honoré Daumier, 1848.

Actionnaires de chemins de fer causant dividendes

1848

Daumier lithograph of a bespectacled man talking to an older gentleman as a boy holds his coat in an interior room.

Quant a moi je tiens a employer ... la force du raisonnement

1848

Daumier satirical lithograph: caricatured men above, mounted guards in rain at the Assemblée Nationale gate below.

Le jour ou ... Théobald a appris son dégommage

1850