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Hand-colored caricature of two wigged men playing cards across a small round table, one shouting and one scowling.

All Fours

Thomas Rowlandson, first published March 14, 1783 [a later reissue?]

Caricature lithograph of a plumed officer stepping over a book labeled Guerre while a man hides behind a curtain and another

“It is war! ...Everyone for himself!,” plate 460

Honoré Daumier, 1835

Guiz....

Honoré Daumier, 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!!!

Honoré Daumier, 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

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Dark maroon folio cover with embossed Gothic corners and gold lettering reading Rowlandson's Caricature Etchings, Boswell's T

Boswell's Tour of the Hebrides: Folio Cover

Thomas Rowlandson, 1786

Title page of George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks, with red decorative initials and a small engraved em

Title Page from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

George Cruikshank, c. 1880

Caricature of a teacher pointing at a celestial globe while bored pupils watch, one yawning, in a classroom with a wall chart

"- Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet.... which in all likelihoo…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Lithograph of a woman in a bonnet and shawl holding a bunch of balloons on a Paris street, from Gavarni's Physionomies Parisi

Physionomies Parisiennes: Petit Commerce. La Monnaie d'un Ballon

Paul Gavarni, 1857-58

Black and white print of a pensive woman in a lace dress seated beside a tree, resting her head on her hand over an open book

The Commentary

Paul Gavarni, 1843

Lithograph of three crowned children in costume, one riding a rocking horse, with a satirical caption below.

Very High and Mighty Legitimate Brats. Peoples, defend yourselves, tear yourselves to pieces, sacrifice yourselves fo…

Honoré Daumier, 1834

Hand-colored caricature of cormorants with human faces fishing in a stream of new taxes pouring from a cliff face.

A Great Stream from a Pretty Fountain

James Gillray, published May 9, 1806

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"

Honoré Daumier, 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…

Honoré Daumier, November 28, 1864

Hand-colored caricature of a dandy in a blue coat lacing a corset before a standing mirror, with a top hat under his arm.

An Exquisite

George Cruikshank, ca. 1817

Lithograph of a Parisian couple in a top hat and wide hat walking past haystacks in a countryside field.

A Summer Sketch: Parisians in the Countryside

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Daumier lithograph of a man lounging on a bench beside a woman, with a garden of trees behind them.

A Country House Near Paris: --Well, my dear... it's a good thing we had the idea to plant a house. Without it, we wou…

Honoré Daumier, May 24, 1858

Lithograph of three men on a shore with a sailboat and cottage, one carrying a long pole, by Daumier, 1843.

“- Well, fancy that! I thought that we had just discovered a deserted island or at least a country inhabited by canni…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Daumier lithograph of men swimming in a river beside an overturned boat, with a bridge and city buildings behind them.

A New Way to Float Down the River of Life. - Radiguet you rascal, to hell with you, your boat and your new invention.…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of two figures on a riverbank beside a mooring post, watching a drifting boat on the water.

“- Our boat let go the anchor and has drifted away.... we're stuck on this lonely island like Robinson Crusoe... and…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of two men towing a small boat along a riverbank, with a caricature caption beneath.

A Difficult Navigation. “- The boat doesn't move! Pull Dumouchel, pull.... why the devil don't you pull! - But I am d…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of three boaters in a rowboat during a rain squall, one rowing while two passengers shelter under an umbrella.

A Light Squall (Un leger grain), plate 8 from The Parisian Boaters (Les canotiers Parisiens)

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of a captain shouting through a speaking trumpet at a crewman in a boat, with a billowing sail and a shoreline tow

A Boat-Manoeuvre. The Captain yelling in his trumpet: “- Gabier! There is a squall building up, get ready!..... Clew…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of three men in a rowing boat calling to another boat on a river, with buildings on the distant shore.

An Encounter in Open Water. “- Hello... down there... Captain.., what's new in Paris? - Nothing new really... still n…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of two men pulling a man out of a rowboat, his legs raised above the water, by Daumier, 1843.

Man Overboard! “- Harpoon him more firmly!.... we can't get him otherwise! And you, hold his legs up in the air, that…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Lithograph of a rowboat with a sleeping man and a shouting man as a crowded steamboat approaches on the river.

An Unpleasant Encounter. “Bernardel, Bernardel! Here comes the steamer... we will sink!,” plate 16 from Les Canotiers…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men conversing on a city street while a woman in a wide skirt passes by a tree.

It’s strange: nothing is picking up at the stock exchange, not even the chestnut trees!, plate 520 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Daumier lithograph of a stern man in a top hat pulling a boy's hair as a woman and bystanders watch on a city street.

How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutard…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a bearded butcher comforting a weeping woman in a shop hung with meat, 1851.

Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but…

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of two men amid demolished buildings in a Paris street, one carrying a bundle, with a worker with a pickaxe above.

Result of the Demolishing of Buildings in Paris. “- After all, this is where I used to live.... and I can't even find…

Honoré Daumier, 1852