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Daumier lithograph of two men with walking sticks talking among bare trees on a hillside, one carrying a pole.

On nous avait dit de venir dans ce pays ...

Honoré Daumier, 1864

Daumier lithograph of a man in a nightcap beside a bed, with a woman sitting up gesturing under dark curtains, candle on a ta

Un réveil en sursaut

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier lithograph of two women in dark dresses before nude paintings in a crowded salon gallery, with men in top hats behind

Cette année encore des vénus ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier caricature of a shabby man with a cane and a woman beside him, watching a crowd queue at a cheese and poultry exhibit

Dis donc, mon homme, s'ils savaient ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Caricature of a courtroom: a defendant leans toward a seated lawyer writing, with spectators behind them.

Le prèvenu

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier lithograph of theatre audience in top hats gesturing at a rising curtain marked Théâtre de la Guerre, 1866.

La toile!!!

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier caricature of a uniformed officer with a crown holding a top hat, with smoke and Crimea lettering above.

Dire que peut-être j'en serai réduit ...

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Lithograph of a hungry man shouting from a window at a waiter with a plate, while passersby in top hats walk past.

Ventre affamé n'a pas d'orleilles

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a stout man in a top hat carrying cabbages up stairs, with a woman and a face in a doorway.

Bien venu qui apporte

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of a man in a top hat and long coat walking in heavy rain with a bundle, across a bleak wet landscape.

Un homme sans asile ...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Hand-colored caricature of an elephant with a baron and jester on its back, amid satirical figures and a peacock.

The Rehearsal or the Baron and the Elephant

George Cruikshank, January 1, 1812

Hand-colored caricature print of a whale with a human face and anchor, surrounded by mermaids and figures, by George Cruiksha

The Prince of Whales or the Fisherman at Anchor

George Cruikshank, May 1, 1812

Daumier lithograph: a monocled man lifts a small gift as a woman in a patterned gown leans toward it, captioned about small p

Les petits présens ...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Hand-coloured caricature of a woman leaning on a tree beside a man in a top hat and checked suit smoking a pipe.

Vrouw staat verdrietig bij een boom vergezeld door een man

Cham, 1846

Lithograph of a man in a top hat reaching into a carriage beside a large wheel, with horses behind and French caption below.

Le groom public

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Line drawing of a helmeted woman with spear and shield beside a lion, with Dutch caption about the Eerste Kamer.

Spotprent over de grondwetsherziening, 1887

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1887

Pen drawing of a statue holding a GRONDWET 1887 sign atop a pedestal in a city square with townhouses and a spire.

Spotprent over het aannemen van de grondwetsherziening, 1887

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1887

Caricature of a naval officer carrying model ships while a robed woman gestures from a doorway, 1887 political print.

Spotprent over de marinebegroting, 1887

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1887

Caricature of a man shaping a small figure on an easel, with statuettes, banners and election-related papers in an 1887 print

Spotprent over kiezersvorming, 1887

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1887

Satirical 1887 print of a house-shaped cabinet on a pedestal, with a man behind bars and a 'Kamers te huur' sign.

Spotprent op minister Heemskerk, 1887

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1887

Red lithograph of two allegorical figures facing each other with shields reading Liberalisme and Klerikalisme, 1887.

Spotprent op de eeuwige strijd tussen liberale en klerikale partijen, 1887

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1887

Line drawing cartoon of men at a table with a Grondwet 1887 document, Twee Dracht banner, and Dutch verse caption, 1888.

Spotprent over de kiesverenigingen, 1888

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1888

Line drawing of three armed men in classical dress with shields reading Rome, Stemrecht and Programma van Actie, under arches

Politieke spotprent, 1888

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1888

Satirical 1888 print of an allegorical robed woman with a cross, sword and chains, beside law books, a skull and an owl.

Spotprent op de clericale staat, 1888

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1888

Lithograph of a man asleep on a sofa with a giant pear floating above him, beside a framed picture on the wall.

Le Cauchemar (The Nightmare), published in "La Caricature"

Honoré Daumier, February 23, 1832

Lithograph of a seated woman surrounded by grotesque caricature figures, with a La Caricature newspaper on the floor.

Chimera of the imagination, from "La Caricature"

Honoré Daumier, February 7, 1833

Lithograph grid of fifteen exaggerated caricature heads in three rows, labeled with names, titled Masques de 1831.

Masks of 1831, published in La Caricature

Honoré Daumier, March 8, 1832

Daumier lithograph of a tall man in a top hat and long coat, with two figures at a street table behind him.

L'allumeur de chalands

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Daumier lithograph of a gesturing man in a patterned robe confronting seated officials in tall hats at a table.

Probité chinoise

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a thin man on the shore urging a worried woman wading into the sea, with French caption below.

Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte ...

Honoré Daumier, 1855