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Caricature lithograph of an elderly man kissing a woman's cheek with a gift box and flower, watched by other figures in an or

New Year's Day. The Chinese, following an old and respectable tradition invented by a confectioner, never fail to beg…

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Black and white lithograph of a seated woman looking uneasily at a bearded man in a dark cloak leaning toward her.

Oedipe. “- When my sword cut into his bleeding heart - You are trembling Madame - It was then that the world was fall…

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Hand-colored print of a crowded auction room with an auctioneer on a podium, framed paintings on green walls, and spectators

Schilderijenveiling bij Christie's Londen

Thomas Rowlandson, 1808

Pen drawing of a sailor tipping his cap to a seated bearded man on a pole, with ships and a barrel in a harbor behind.

Spotprent nav de eerste proef van het Noordzeekanaal, 1876

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1876

Hand-colored caricature of a restaurant scene: a cook with a carrot, a gesturing man in a striped shirt, and a top-hatted gen

Mr. de Robert Macaire Restaurateur

Honoré Daumier and Edouard Bouvenne, 1836

Hand-colored lithograph of two men at a stone wall, one losing his top hat in the wind, with hills and a railway below.

Inconvenient de quitter

Honoré Daumier and Edouard Bouvenne, 1846

Hand-colored caricature of a man with long hair and plumed hat holding a cane, with a sailing ship at left and Dutch verse be

Spotprent op Sylvain Van de Weyer, ca. 1830

Albertus Verhoesen, 1830

Pen drawing of a man in bath trunks gripping a bathing hut while an attendant points at the sea; two gentlemen in top hats wa

Politieke spotprent met Van Lynden van Sandenburg, 1882

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1882

Ink lithograph of a snarling tiger crouched in tall grass, with a flag in the distance and the caption Waak Nederland!

Politieke spotprent over Atjeh, 1882

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1882

Satirical lithograph of a wolf in clerical dress flanked by a human-faced rooster and eagle, with maps on the wall behind.

Wolf als Kleriker, davor zwei Persönlichkeiten als Hahn und Adler (Satire, Leipzig)

Wilhelm Storck, 1848

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

Honoré Daumier, October 12, 1846

Hand-colored print of a reclining winged Cupid beside a gold money sack, with potted orange trees and women figures in clouds

De Orangerie: De Hollandse Cupido, uitrustend van de vermoeienissen van het planten

James Gillray, 1796

Hand-coloured 1796 caricature of four men fighting over gold coins, with a monkey, dog and speech bubbles.

Spotprent op de capitulatie van de Bataafse vloot in de Saldanhabaai, 1796

Isaac Cruikshank, 1796

Line drawing of a man gesturing to a seated woman beside an open empty strongbox, with another man standing behind them.

Spotprent

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1877

Line drawing of Themis on a throne with scales and sword, gesturing to a standing man beside a robed figure with a staff.

Spotprent op de verwisseling van werkkring door Van Kappeyne, 1877

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1877

Political caricature of figures wading through water before a classical colonnade, with labelled sashes and Dutch caption, 18

Spotprent

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1878

Hand-colored caricature of a magistrate questioning a woman with a book while a kneeling man pleads and a bystander leans on

Swearing a Bastard Child!

Thomas Rowlandson, December 20, 1800

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...

Honoré Daumier, 1847

Daumier caricature lithograph: two classical figures in a columned room above, and theatre spectators with a bust below.

Prends un siège, Cinna!...

Honoré Daumier, 1853

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...

Honoré Daumier, 1868

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

Proudhon

Honoré Daumier, 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…

Honoré Daumier, 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...

Honoré Daumier, 1836

Lithograph of a heavyset bather in a wooden bathhouse carrying a frowning child while another child holds his hand.

Quand les enfants ont été bien sages...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

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...

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Que de soins m'a couté cette tête charmante!...(Phédre)

Honoré Daumier, 1848

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?

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of two men by a fireplace in a parlor, one anxious, one reclining, with French caption below.

Quelle horrible chose...si nous avons la guerre!...

Honoré Daumier, 1859

Daumier lithograph of a man pointing at pebbles on a shore as a woman crouches by the water, with French caption.

Quels affreux galets...

Honoré Daumier, 1853

Daumier lithograph: Parisians examine a large fish at a stall, and a crowd watches a bear behind a railing.

Queu poisson!...

Honoré Daumier, 1853