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Daumier lithograph of a headless draped figure with sceptre on a MONARCHIE pedestal, surrounded by caricatured men, 1872.

Le hic c'est quand il s'agit de lui mettre une tête

Honoré Daumier, 1872

Daumier lithograph of three exaggerated circus performers: one hanging from rings, one lifting a barbell, one watching with a

Nos saltimbanques

Honoré Daumier, 1880

Caricature lithograph of deputies storming a tribune above, and a waiting room scene below with figures in top hats.

Assaut de la tribune

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Daumier lithograph of caricatured legislators: a bearded orator gesturing at a lectern and a president slumped over the podiu

Un discours fatiguant pour le président

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Daumier caricature lithograph: a small speaker at a podium, women spectators above, and crowded deputies in the chamber below

Vois-tu, le petit estancelin comme il parle ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Ink drawing of a standing man in period costume with tricorn hat, long coat and breeches, hands in pockets.

Costume de Galimafre, joue par Lemenil. ...

Hand-colored print of a crowd gazing at caricature prints in a shop window labeled Humphrey, with a motto banner below.

Honi. Soi. Qui. Mal. Y. Pense: The Caricature Shop of G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London

Theodore Lane, August 12, 1821

Lithograph of a young man in a beret with hands in pockets, standing in a doorway beside boots and a numbered door.

Excusez! - Un etudiant en berret, les deux mains...

A Jemmy

Thomas Rowlandson, December 1, 1790

Caricature of a dandy in a tricorn hat raising a monocle, wearing striped stockings and holding a cane, with a Proverbs verse

A Jessamy

Thomas Rowlandson, December 1, 1790

A Smart

Thomas Rowlandson, December 1, 1790

Daumier caricature of two men in top hats arguing over a sandy landscape with a windmill, with dialogue text below.

Une mine d'or qui dort

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Black and white lithograph of a man and woman dancing a minuet, with a crowd of onlookers sketched behind them.

Un menuet

Lithograph of a man in lace-trimmed period dress seated beside a woman in a full gown, facing each other in a curtained room.

Louis Le Grand! L'Amour N'Obeit Pas

Lithograph of two young men in period dress walking past a ruined stone arch on a country path, one with a bundle on his back

ROUSSEAU ET SON AMI BACLE. "Je pars avec ma fontaine et mon amu Bacle,...

Lithograph of a standing figure in a belted tunic, puffed sleeves, veil headdress and boots, holding a walking stick.

Varlet

L'Albanaise

Lithograph of two men in a salon looking up and pointing at painted ceiling figures, with French caption below.

Un peintre fantaisiste

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men chatting in a salon, one with a broad smile, a seated man reading at right.

Ah! Mon cher monsieur, permettez de ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier lithograph of a gesturing man in a top hat before a landscape painting in a crowded gallery, with a woman beside him.

Quelle société abatarde et corrompue ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier lithograph of a seated lawyer eating while a standing lawyer in robes gestures, with a French satirical caption.

Votre client est un gredin ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier lithograph of two men in a room with a seated woman and onlookers, captioned in French about a daughter communicating

Chut ... ! Ma fille est en communication ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Lithograph of a seated man with curly hair, dark jacket and cravat, head bowed with hands clasped over his knee.

"J'ai voulu connaitre les femmes, ca m'a coute une jolie fortune..."

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Satirical lithograph of anglers on a riverbank, one seated with a rod, another standing in a tall hat, with a French caption.

Ca mord, quelle chance! Je vous défends ...

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier caricature of a frightened cabinet member holding a door shut against a man pushing from outside, 1866.

La rèforme électorale en angleterre

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Lithograph of a seated young man reading as a woman in a white cap leans over his chair beside a broom and fireplace.

Jean-Jacques et Mlle. Merceret

Two men in long coats embrace in front of a sign reading LA LIBERTÉ, one resting his head on the other's shoulder.

Et ces deux grands débris se consolaient

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier caricature: an old woman seated beside a skeletal soldier in a helmet standing in a cradle, with a DIPLOMATIE bag.

J'ai eu beau le bercer ...

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Lithograph of an older man in plaid trousers and cap with a young boy with hand on his shoulder, outdoors near trees.

Je ne vous ai pas retenu les cinquante francs que vous me devez depuis six mois...

Daumier lithograph of two contrasting hunters in a shaded landscape, one tall with a plumed hat, one stocky with a rifle.

Les chasses ... ne se ressemblent pas

Honoré Daumier, 1866