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Caricature lithograph of a bespectacled Parisian hunter in a plaid cap reading a booklet, with birds in bare branches behind

Le Chasseur Parisien

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Lithograph of a robed figure swinging an umbrella against an armored knight with a shield and sword in a comic duel.

A Unusual Battle Between El Cid and the Emperor of Morocco, plate 117 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1859

Caricature lithograph of a singing amateur guitarist with a curled wig and bow tie, playing guitar, with caption text below.

Le Guitariste-Amateur

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a crowded Paris omnibus with a woman raising her arm and passengers watching, 1862.

The Madeleine-Bastille Bus Line. A trifle, a nothing... and the bus is full

Honoré Daumier, 1862

Daumier caricature of a smiling man in a patterned robe gazing at a songbird in a wire cage held in his hand.

Le Bétophile

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Sepia lithograph of a man floating on his back in shallow water among frogs and lilies, with hills and a tree behind him.

Philosophical Contemplations of a Lover of Silent Pleasures. To float on the back for an hour in a quiet tributary of…

Honoré Daumier, 1864

Daumier lithograph of an agitated man in spectacles leaning toward an easel, with French caption below.

Le Distrait

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Lithograph of a seated woman gazing up at a ghostly bearded face beside a loom and basket of thread in a dim room.

Les Nuits de Pénélope

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Daumier lithograph caricature of a curly-haired man in ornate costume holding a rifle, with French caption below.

Henri de Larochejacquelein

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Daumier lithograph: an elderly couple on a garden bench gazes at a classical marble statue on a pedestal.

On a beau dire, l'antique est toujours beau...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a thin man in a nightshirt lifting its hem beside a carved bedpost in a dim bedroom.

Le coton tombe, l'homme reste...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Caricature lithograph of a man in a patterned robe holding a mirror and brush beside a chair, by Honoré Daumier.

Ma foi! c'est comme on dit...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a man peering through a keyhole while another watches over his shoulder in a bedroom interior.

Oh!... absolument comme si on y était; la grande...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of two men in top hats in conversation, one gesturing and one frowning while holding a cane, with French caption b

Oui, Monsieur, votre air respectable m'enhardit...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of an elderly man at a window with a potted plant, gazing toward a distant woman in a rural landscape.

Regrets

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a stern father with umbrella and a small boy in a top hat walking down a rainy city street.

Douze ans et demi et trois premiers prix

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of a sleeping man in bed haunted by a skeletal figure with a scythe pointing at a field of corpses.

Un cauchemar de M. Bismarck

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Daumier lithograph of allegorical Guerre and Paix playing badminton with a head labeled Europe between them.

La Partie de volant

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Daumier lithograph caricature: a woman labeled Autriche with a fan and a cloaked figure labeled Italie on stone steps.

La Nouvelle Cendrillon

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier lithograph of a hand raising a Liberty cap against radiating rays, with a dark globe below, captioned L'éclipse sera-

L'éclipse sera-t-elle totale?

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Daumier lithograph of a figure with arms raised before an electoral urn, surrounded by kneeling worshippers under radiating l

Adoremus!

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Daumier lithograph of owls recoiling from a lantern labeled Liberté électorale, captioned Gare la lumière!

Gare la lumière!

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Daumier lithograph: a bearded man recoils as a draped woman labeled LIBERTÉ raises her hand toward him.

Pardon mon cher...

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Caricature lithograph of a gluttonous woman with feathered hair eating at a table, with bottled figures in the background.

Madame Gargantua

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Lithograph of a spiked-helmet soldier swinging a dog labeled Baden over a fallen figure marked Sadowa and Hanover, under moon

A l'instar de Pantin

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Daumier lithograph: a cloaked death figure with scythe holds its head while two men gesture behind it, with the word Venise o

Ou Venise commence a espérer

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Lithograph of a ruined building with smoke overhead and debris in front, captioned L'Empire c'est la paix.

L'empire c'est la paix

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Daumier lithograph of a bloated figure labeled European budgets balancing on a tightrope, with money-marked clothing.

Doucement!

Honoré Daumier, 1868

Lithograph of a clown in checkered costume pulling down a theater curtain while audience members watch from tiered seats.

Baissez le Rideau, La Farce est Jouée (Bring Down the Curtain; the Farce is Over), published in La Caricature no. 201…

Honoré Daumier, September 11, 1834

Daumier lithograph of a robed figure on a pedestal marked Voltaire, gesturing toward a guillotine and flames below.

Le défenseur de Calas consolé...

Honoré Daumier, 1871