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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...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Caricature of a photographer posing a seated couple held by metal head clamps before a large box camera.

Photographie

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Physionomies Tragico-Classiques (series of prints)

Honoré Daumier, 1841

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

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Pen-and-ink caricature of a man in a patterned cloak and fur hat holding a banner with inscribed text.

Caricature of a Man declaring: "I'm against Hanover that's flat"

George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend, ca. 1757

Lithograph of a thin dog howling at a full moon above a large arched building at night, with Dutch caption.

Spotprent met een oud-minister huilend tegen de maan, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Satirical lithograph of two allegorical women, one seated by a globe and books, one standing, both with Gothic letter T on sl

Spotprent met de letter T, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Line drawing of a bishop-like Sinterklaas figure among men with placards, a barrel of children, and boxes labelled Walhalla a

Spotprent met Thorbecke als Sinterklaas, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Lithograph of a kneeling man fitting a slipper on a seated woman by a fireplace, with an old woman at right and Dutch caption

Spotprent met Thorbecke als de prins bij Assepoester, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1862

Caricature of crowned men pointing at a dejected seated man beside a spiked helmet, with a Frankfort congress banner.

Spotprent op het mislukken van de Frankfurter Vorstendag, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Line drawing of three elderly men on crutches passing a festival arch reading Nationaal Muziekfeest, with flags and a bureau

Spotprent op het Nationaal Muziekfeest, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Lithograph cartoon of a man among bank-labeled benches and chairs, with a caption asking whether so many banks are occupied.

Spotprent op de oprichting van vele handelsbanken, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Essai d'eau-forte

Honoré Daumier, 1872

Etched title page with an oval cartouche, laughing caricature face, crossed quill pens, and the title Le Brun Travested.

Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions

Thomas Rowlandson, January-February 1800

Satirical 1867 pen drawing of men at a table in a room, a cloaked figure with a cane at right, and dialogue text below.

Spotprent op de Vondels-feesten, 1867

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Pen drawing of a teacher pointing at a blackboard of sums while students watch, with Dutch caption text.

Spotprent op minister Schimmelpenninck, 1867

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Print of a crowd at a statue unveiling in 1867, with a cloaked figure in front and men in top hats on a platform.

Spotprent met de onthulling van het standbeeld van Hogendorp te Rotterdam, 1867

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Lithograph of a man in a top hat reaching up toward falling stars over a city with a church steeple at night.

Spotprent met vallende sterren, 1867

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Pen drawing of six men on a stage holding placards naming ministerial portfolios, with Dutch text printed below.

Spotprent met ministers met hun portefeuilles, 1867

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Pen drawing of a satirical cartoon: a man lies on the floor pierced by a sword labelled Motie Busse in a dim room.

Spotprent op minister Van Zuylen, 1868

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Pen drawing of pollarded trees with human faces being felled by men with axes and ropes, with a cannon and cart at left.

Spotprent met het rooien van bomen met gezichten van ministers, 1868

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Pen drawing of a man in a long coat mixing liquids at a pharmacy counter beside a steaming pot, with shelves of bottles behin

Spotprent op minister Van Zuylen als apotheker, 1868

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Pen drawing of a stone government building with arches and satirical signs, two men in period dress at right, Dutch caption b

Spotprent op het wankelend ministerie, 1868

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Print of a woman on a rooftop above a canal and Dutch houses, with a church tower and a Dutch caption below.

Spotprent op het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, 1868

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Lithograph of an elderly woman in a dark cloak holding two leashed dogs apart on a city street with trees.

S'opposant au droit de réunion

Cham, 1867

Lithograph caricature of a man in a feathered headdress speaking with a servant beside a sack, with a sign above.

SOULOUQUE. -Renvoye! Dire que je ne sais plus où reposer ma tête. -Où donc qu'elle était? Bien sur que vous l'aurez p…

Cham, 1866

Lithograph of a bespectacled schoolmaster handing coins to a boy at a counter while onlookers gather behind him.

Mr. Jean-Joseph-Chaboulard... first prize for good health!, plate 28 from Professeurs et Moutards

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph with two caricature scenes: a tailor fitting a client's coat, and a barber cutting a seated man's hair.

Le Charivari, Les supplices de la civilisation, 3 février 1853, No. 483 : Chez le Tailleur (...)

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Hand-coloured title page of Caricature Magazine Vol. 4 with two seated jesters, laurel wreath and framed Humour and Satire sc

Humor en Satire

Thomas Rowlandson, 1809

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat pointing at a wall map while a child in a bonnet looks up at it.

Geogaphic Scarves. "Look Dodolphe, this is really the last sacrifice I'll do for your education... if you still don't…

Honoré Daumier, 1842