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Pen and brown wash drawing of a horse from behind beside a tree, with a crouching man in a hat and a distant horse.

Don Quijote und Sancho Pansa

Daumier lithograph of a crowded Salon gallery, top-hatted men and bonneted women staring up at hanging paintings, caricatured

A Day When You Do Not Pay-Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas. Vingt-cinq degres de chaleur ), from…

May 17, 1852

Elderly couple on a garden bench gazing at a classical marble statue, with a man in a top hat and a cane beside a woman.

--No matter what one says, old things are always beautiful. --Yes, my dear, but only in marble., from 'As you like it…

January 21, 1850

Lithograph of three people peeking out from draped tents on a shore, with sailboats in a harbor behind them.

À Cherbourg, from "Actualités"

August 11, 1858

Caricature of a sculptor offering a cup to a statue of a woman bending down from a pedestal in a cluttered studio.

Pygmalion, from Histoire Ancienne, published in Le Charivari, December 28, 1842

December 28, 1842

Lithograph of a tall man in a top hat with a cane looking up at a shorter man in a smock and cap, by Daumier, 1869.

Comme ça se redresse vite. .

June 25, 1869

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted gallery visitors crowding before paintings at the 1859 Exposition, with a French caption bel

Cristi,... v'là-t-y un boeuf qui est bien fait!..., from Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, May 4, 1859

May 4, 1859

Daumier caricature of a father raising his hat beside his son, who points toward a domed exposition building in the distance.

-Oh, my son, what a wonderful scene! You see here the exhibition hall of the temple of peace! -Yes, papa, and the mil…

ca. 1867

Lithograph of caricatured men seated in tiered legislative benches around a curved desk with a top hat, by Daumier.

The Legislative belly. View of the ministerial benches in the Improstituted House of 1834, plate 18 from L’Associatio…

1834

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men viewing paintings, one stooping with a compass and another using a telescope on a tripod

Celebrrrre Jury de Peinture..., published in Le Charivari, March 16, 1840

March 16, 1840

Daumier lithograph of two men: one bundled in winter coat and top hat, the other relaxed in summer clothes, captioned about V

The assemby in Versailles: In January -Wretched winter!... In June -Scoundrel of a summer!...

June 22, 1872

Daumier lithograph: an elderly woman clasps her hands as a young woman watches bouquets thrown from a crowded theater balcony

The mother of the actress, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1864

July 2, 1864

Lithograph of three men talking at a café table, one smoking a pipe, with a newspaper and glasses before them.

The ravaged poets' corner, from 'In the pub,' published in Le Charivari, January 7, 1864

January 7, 1864

Lithograph of caricatured legislators seated in tiered rows around a curved desk in a parliamentary chamber.

Le ventre législatif: Aspect des bancs ministériels de la chambre improstituée de 1834

January 1834

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands in pockets, scowling, by Honoré Daumier.

Portrait M. Baillot

1833

Lithograph of a grotesque clown in checkered costume pulling a stage curtain while audience members watch from the theatre.

Baissez le rideau ...

1834

Lithograph of a caricatured man in a top hat carrying a bundle of sticks and pointing with a cane, with walking figures behin

Ratapoil. Auf den Champs Elysées

1851

Daumier lithograph: a kneeling man is struck on the head with a cudgel by a standing woman in a satirical scene.

Le Sire de Berryer ...

1851

Caricature lithograph of seated legislative deputies in tiered rows, many dozing, with a top hat on the curved desk.

Le ventre législatif

1834

Daumier lithograph of a seated bespectacled director at a table with two women in dark dresses beside him, with French captio

Pardon, monsieur le directeur..., from "Naïvetés"

March 21, 1859

Daumier lithograph of a defiant man standing on a slab reading Liberté de la presse, with officers and crowned figures strugg

Ne vous y frottez pas!!

1834

Engraving of a crowd in top hats and bonnets on a night street under a gas lamp, faces showing worry and unease.

Sortant du Drame

19th century

Daumier lithograph of caricatured bathers in a wooden steam room, one man recoiling beside a grimacing heavyset figure.

Je n'y redescends plus! (Les Baigneurs)

1839

Lithograph of bathers in a pool: a man leaps from a ledge while two swimmers splash in the water below.

Fausse position!!! (Les Baigneurs)

1839

Daumier lithograph of crowded bathers in a river, men and boys splashing near a wooden ladder, with a dog and hanging laundry

Die Badenden (Les Baigneurs 4)

1839

Daumier lithograph of three elderly women in shawls and bonnets, one holding a candle, discussing the comet of 1857.

On dit qu'on commence déja à la voir (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 1)

1857

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man gesturing at a clerk behind a counter, with French caption below.

J'en voulons point d'vot' billet (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 2)

1857

Daumier lithograph of two men on rooftops, one leaning from a window and one looking up from a chimney, with city buildings b

Eh! bien, voisin,... (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 3)

1857

Lithograph of two men in heavy coats talking in a gallery with framed paintings, with French caption beneath.

Moissieu, j'quittons vot' service... (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 4)

1857

Daumier lithograph of two men on a night street, one pointing up at a comet while the other gazes skyward with an umbrella.

La voyez-vous, la comete? (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 5)

1857

Daumier lithograph of a caricatured astronomer in a starred hat opening a cage of ducks as a comet with a face streaks right.

L'astronome allemand lachant un fameux canard (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 6)

1857

Daumier lithograph: men lean from tall windows with upturned, gaping faces while a crowd gathers in a dim Paris street below.

Aspect que commencent déjà à avoir chaque soir les rues de Paris (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 7)

1857

Daumier lithograph: a thin man in a long coat watches a woman clasping a small dog and looking upward in an interior room.

Je n'ai pas peur de la mort pour moi (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 8)

1857

Satirical lithograph of a courtroom with robed lawyers and judges, a lawyer leaning on the rostrum and a seated defendant in

The defense compliments the talent of the prosecution, while the Attorney General admires the eloquence of the defens…

1846

Lithograph of a courtroom with robed judges reading documents while lawyers sit at a bench, with satirical caption below.

“- The Court, having weighed the evidence and apportioned the advantage accruing from the dereliction, abrogates the…

1845

Satirical lithograph of a lawyer pleading before drowsy judges in black robes, one asleep with mouth open.

“Yes, they would plunder this orphan, whom I cannot necessarily describe as being young, since he is fifty-seven year…

1845

Lithograph of a painter from behind, palette in hand, painting an exaggerated self-portrait in a cluttered studio.

Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers

published March 29, 1849

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men and bonnet-wearing women gathered near musicians on a platform, with two men in a tense

“- So, Gringalet from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine ...... try again now to make sheep's eyes at…

published October 28, 1845

Lithograph of two top-hatted Parisian men talking at a café counter while a waiter with glasses watches them.

“Everything is Paid for? And We Didn't Insult Anyone… Bye,” plate 31 from Types Parisiens

published June 4, 1842

Lithograph of two men dining on oysters at a table with wine, by Honoré Daumier, 1845.

The Return of the Oyster Season. “- I could eat twelve dozens of them… just imagine that there are people who don't l…

published March 31, 1845

Lithograph of two top-hatted Parisian men conversing on a city street, by Honoré Daumier, 1841.

Great Times for Small Fry..., plate 7 from Types Parisiens

published May 29, 1841

Lithograph of a woman treating a seated man's head while his reflection in an oval mirror looks on, with caption text below.

An Exaggerated Rejuvenation. “Just two or three sessions with me, Monsieur, and anyone who still claims to find a gre…

published March 27, 1845

Lithograph of a schoolmaster with folded arms facing boys in top hats trying on a new uniform, by Honoré Daumier, 1846.

The pupils of the Institute Pascareau are trying their new school uniform which makes them look a little like the gre…

published May 16, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a heavyset seated Roman in a toga beside a standing soldier, with shop signs and caption below.

Marius At Carthage. Soldier, say to the senate that in my noble poverty I have taken for a chair a ruin And if I were…

published November 13, 1842

Daumier lithograph of Diogenes holding a cup before Alcibiades in a garland, with a crowd and barrel behind them.

Diogenes and Alcibiades at the Odeon. “- Ah... it's modern....what a man!,” plate 121 from Actualités

published January 23, 1846

“Thy hand cometh to slay Britannicus, thy brother. I foresee thy blows will soon hit thy mother,” plate 7 from Physio…

published April 6, 1841

Lithograph of a father in a top hat carrying a child, with a woman in a shawl walking beside him on a cobbled street.

“- Yes alright, but the poor boy's belly is hurting,” plate 13 from Les Papas

published June 30, 1847

Lithograph of a seated man holding a child on his lap, with a woman behind them, in a caricature style.

“My sister was saying yesterday, she thinks you are just too ugly!,” plate 37 from Croquis D 'expressions

published November 22, 1838

Lithograph of three figures in Chinese dress arguing, one holding a newspaper, with French caption text below.

Chinese Talking Politics. Thanks to antiquity and the stability of the Constitution of China, this country is extreme…

published December 18, 1844

Caricature lithograph of a plumed armored ruler beside a draped woman and a kneeling painter holding a palette.

Apelles and Campaste. Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love Alexander gave him Campeste and above the first a…

published November 30, 1842

Daumier lithograph of men in black suits carrying a tip box in a mock funeral procession, with a cane-holding onlooker at rig

The Waiter in Black Suits. Funeral of the tip box, plate 2 from Croquis Parisiens

published April 27, 1855

Lithograph of figures battling heavy rain at night while fireworks glow faintly in the sky above them.

The Evening of the National Holiday. It never fails... you go out to see the fireworks, and all you get is waterworks…

published August 21, 1844

Daumier lithograph of two men talking at a desk with a ledger, stacked goods and shutters behind them.

“- Yes, my dear Badoulard... I will open a department store even more philanthropic and greater than anything that ex…

published February 26, 1845

Lithograph of a top-hatted gentleman shaking hands with a smiling older woman as a ragged man lifts his hat and a child grabs

The Election Hoax. “My dear friend... do not think that I have come to ask you for your vote. I respect the independe…

1844

Daumier lithograph of rows of stout, caricatured deputies seated on tiered legislative benches, with a top hat on the desk.

The Legislative Belly

January 1834

Lithograph of crowned children on a rocking horse with a seated woman and a figure holding a scepter, French caption below.

Very Haughty and Very Mighty Legitimist Brats

February 1834

Caricature lithograph of a man in a laurel wreath holding a report against the press, pointing up stairs, with French caption

Chasseloup-Laubat

1850

Daumier lithograph of a man and woman on a sofa while an older man peeks through a door at right.

Ma bonne amie, puis-je entrer!. . .as-tu fini de collaborer avec monsieur?(My dear, may I come in!. . . have you fini…

1844

Lithograph of a drawing master with spectacles correcting a seated student's sketch of a figure, with a plumb line and a clas

Mission pénible et délicate du professeur de dessin, c'est à lui qu'est reservée constamment la tâche difficile de re…

1846

Lithograph of two women in bonnets beside a poster advertising Daumier's forty caricatures, Les Bas Bleus, 1844.

Voyez-donc un peu, Isménie!. . .comment le Gouvernement permet-il d'afficher de pareilles turpitudes?. . .(Have a loo…

1844

Daumier lithograph of a woman reading a book at a stove while an angry man in a coat watches in a kitchen.

Allons bon!. . .la v'là qui au lieu de lait, verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!. . .satané roman va! (There now. . .i…

1844

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a yellow robe gesturing at a patient in a green vest who holds his jaw, in a room with a

Robert Macaire, dentist. “- Damnit Doctor, you pulled out two good teeth and left the two bad ones. - (Robert Macaire…

1838/39

Karikatuur van Horace Sébastiani

1833

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in a dark suit, hands behind his back, scowling, standing on a shaded floor.

Karikatuur van Victor Prunelle

1833

Lithograph caricature of a heavyset man in a frock coat walking, holding a rolled paper and a top hat, by Daumier.

Karikatuur van minister Félix Barthe

1833

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in two bust portraits labeled 1830 and 1833, showing changed hair and expression.

Karikatuur van koning Lodewijk Filips I van Frankrijk in 1830 en 1833

1833

Lithograph of a man asleep on a sofa, troubled by a pear-headed grotesque figure looming over him, in an interior.

Karikatuur van Gilbert du Motier, markies de la Fayette, tijdens een nachtmerrie

1832

Lithograph caricature of a man with spectacles, long coat and top hat, leaning forward, by Honoré Daumier, 1833.

Karikatuur van Auguste Hilarion, graaf van Kératry

1833

Lithograph of a worker pressing a man beneath a large printing press, with wooden beams in the foreground.

Karikatuur van Lodewijk Filips I, koning van Frankrijk, onder een drukpers

1833

Karikatuur van Henri de Rigny

1833

Daumier lithograph of an angry woman in white reacting to a seated woman in black holding up a caricature in an interior.

Comment! encore une caricature sur nous...

1844

Lithograph of skeletal figures in cloaks approaching an arched doorway labeled Conseil de Guerre, one pointing forward.

The Witnesses - The War Council

1872

Lithograph caricature of a stout seated woman in a feathered hat counting coins, with money bags and shoes labelled with poli

Karikatuur van een adellijke dame

1835

Lithograph caricature of a man in plumed hat and decorated military uniform, leaning with a sabre, with verses below.

Karikatuur van koning Lodewijk Filips I van Frankrijk in de oorlog tegen Spanje

1835

Lithograph of a shrouded ghost knocking at a stone building labeled Palais des Assemblées at night.

Spook van maarschalk Ney klopt aan bij Palais du Luxembourg

1835

Caricature lithograph of a courtroom where robed men restrain a struggling defendant while a judge watches from the bench.

Karikatuur van een zitting van het tribunaal

1835

Karikatuur van Jean-Joseph Rousseau

1835

Grayscale lithograph of a dead man in a nightshirt sprawled on a floor beside a bed, with other bodies in shadow.

Massamoord op de rue Transnonain

1834

Karikatuur van François Barbé-Marbois

1835

Lithograph of a kneeling stout man in top hat before a cross and gravestone, with a funeral procession and crowd on a hillsid

Karikatuur van koning Lodewijk Filips I van Frankrijk als begrafenisondernemer

1834

Lithograph caricature of a grinning jester gesturing to a seated sleeping man beside a handwritten list and quill.

Karikatuur van Le Figaro en Le Charivari als narren

1833

Lithograph of two women and a man in long coats hurrying across a rainy street, with a caption below.

Burgerlijke familie in de regen

1834

Caricature lithograph of a tall man with a huge nose sheltering a family from rain, with a figure holding an umbrella behind.

Minister d'Argout beschermt zijn gezin tegen een stortbui met zijn neus

1833

Lithograph of a seated sick man in a cloak beside a hooded young woman, leaning against a gnarled tree on a stony path.

Jonge vrouw met zieke boer langs een pad

1835

Lithograph of a salon orchestra with cellist, pianist, singers and seated audience, with a cat in the foreground.

An Orchestra in a Fashionable Residence; plate 8 from the series, Les Comédiens de Société, published in "Le Charivari"

April 20, 1858

Lithograph of top-hatted men and a bonneted woman crowded before framed paintings in a gallery, by Honoré Daumier.

Cristi... v'la-t-y un boeuf qui est bien fait!...

1859

Daumier caricature of two men talking at a table in a tavern, one holding a newspaper, with a glass on the table.

-They're talking about new elections. -Before I vote for a candidate, I want him to be examined by a doctor to make s…

September 27, 1869

Lithograph of a schoolmaster bending over a desk while a defiant boy leans back in a chair, with pupils watching.

A Young Man to Whom Nothing is Sacred, plate 8 from Professeurs Et Moutards

1846

Lithograph of a dead man in a nightshirt sprawled on a floor beside a bed, with another body in shadow.

Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril, 1834, Plate 24 of l'Association mensuelle

July 1834

Daumier lithograph: an elephant's trunk snatches a man's hat through iron bars as he recoils, watched by two onlookers.

Au Jardin des Plantes

1859

Daumier lithograph of a cloaked man holding a parasol between marching soldiers under Espagne and France banners.

Un Parasol dans une position difficile

1859

Daumier lithograph of omnibus passengers with a smiling man in a cap at center, a man in a top hat, and two women in bonnets.

Actualités: Mme. Potard - N'est-il pas vrai, brave turco...

1859

Daumier lithograph of a chaotic railway platform, a man with a whip driving a crowd of passengers toward a departing train.

Aspect d'une gare de chemin de fer...

1852

Daumier lithograph of a crowded train carriage with passengers at windows and a man gesturing on the track below.

Il faut que vous fassiez encore place...

1852

Daumier lithograph of miserable passengers in top hats and bonnets seated in a train car while rain pours down.

Parisiens regrettant vivement...

1852

Daumier lithograph of crowded railway carriage passengers in top hats, one gesturing, with a platform and bottle below, 1852.

L'Inconvénient d'être dans un wagon...

1852