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Daumier caricature of two fencing men in pointed caps, one standing on a prone man who has HOLSTEIN written beside him.

Une Situation désagréable

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Caricature of John Bull riding a horse labeled Ministère Wigh, with a rider labeled Ministère Tory behind him, by Daumier.

Changeant son cheval borgne pour un aveugle

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Hand-colored satirical etching of a woman boarding a ship with help from a naval officer while sailors and a startled clergym

Female Intrepidity

George Cruikshank, 1816

Hand-colored caricature of a man reading music while a woman plays a harp in a richly furnished room with a cat.

Harmony Before Matrimony

James Gillray, published October 25, 1805

Two men shake hands after a duel while dead ducks lie in a pond behind them, in a Daumier lithograph.

Se demandant si, le duel fini, ils ne vont pas etre plumes

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Hand-colored caricature of a domestic parlor: a singing woman at a harpsichord, a man reading a newspaper, and a nurse with a

Matrimonial-Harmonics

James Gillray, published October 25, 1805

Daumier lithograph of a giant helmeted man grabbing a tiny figure while small people cling to his coat and crowd the ground.

Renouvele de Gulliver

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Ink drawing of a reclining woman in draped dress adjusting her hair on a chaise longue, with a Dutch satirical caption below.

Spotprent op vele kleine persoonlijke incidenten in de Tweede Kamer, 1876

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1876

Hand-colored caricature of rats with human faces fleeing a columned doorway away from a parliament chamber.

Parliamentary Reform

James Gillray, published May 28, 1797

Caricature lithograph of three seated figures balanced on a scale, a woman in the center holding a box labeled Venette.

Attendez... il faut encore ceci...

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue leaving the Treasury as a crowd throws objects and a soldier looks on.

Integrity Retiring from Office

James Gillray, published February 24, 1801

Daumier lithograph of an elderly smoking man and a woman in a cloak, with caption 'Voyons, debout! on nous regarde'.

Voyons!... debout, on nous regarde

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Hand-colored caricature of a bank counter with crowds grasping paper notes, by James Gillray, 1797.

Bank-Notes, Paper-Money

James Gillray, published March 1, 1797

Daumier lithograph of a man gesturing at a shop doorway while another man walks away down a city street.

Il se plaint de rentrer...

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Hand-colored satirical etching of a man lunging at an old woman holding banknotes beside a Bank of England strongbox, 1797.

Political-Ravishment

James Gillray, published May 22, 1797

Daumier lithograph of an allegorical woman with a banner beside a man in a wheelbarrow amid newspaper sheets.

La Presse réactionnaire cherchant en vain...

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Hand-colored caricature of a giant Midas figure with gold-coin body spewing paper notes over the Bank of England and crowds.

Midas, Transmuting All, Into Paper

James Gillray, published March 9, 1797

Lithograph of a stout man with arms crossed watching birds as a distant hunter fires a rifle over a hill.

C'est dommage que ma chasse a moi soit fermée

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Hand-colored satirical print of a caricatured alchemist heating a crown at a furnace beside a glass retort and spilling gold

The Dissolution; or The Alchymist Producing an Aetherial Representation

James Gillray, published May 21, 1796

Daumier lithograph of a man scrubbing a flag labeled 'Premier Pavillon' in a washtub, captioned that the old colour will not

J'ai beau laver, l'ancienne couleur...

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Hand-colored etching of witches conjuring a skeleton with PEACE above a cauldron of gold coins, with a monkey and rooster bel

A Phantasmagoria - Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton

James Gillray, published January 5, 1803

Daumier lithograph of a reclining heavyset man dropping coins beside bags of money, grapes, and a pyramid dessert on a table.

Mars sans carême

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Hand-colored caricature of three people drinking punch at a table, with a stout gouty man in a yellow robe laughing in a gree

Punch Cures the Gout, the Colic, and the 'Tisick

James Gillray, published July 13, 1799

Daumier lithograph of a turbaned figure emerging from a box beside a crowned figure labeled Europe, gesturing in alarm.

Je vous en prie, rentrez dans votre boite...

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Hand-colored caricature of a man whipping a horse pulling a carriage with a woman in a pink gown and feathered hat.

Cockney and His Wife Going to Wycombe

James Gillray, published June 10, 1805

Daumier lithograph of a bloated figure labeled BUDGET being hauled by a thin man, with money bags on his limbs.

Difficile à faire paraitre svelte

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Hand-colored caricature of a carriage whose passengers tumble out onto a road as a woman sprawls and a dog barks.

One of the Advantages of a Low Carriage

James Gillray, published June 1, 1801

Lithograph of a crowned allegorical woman raising a measuring rod above a crowd of caricatured men looking up at her.

La France se préparant a passer...

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Hand-coloured caricature of travellers in an inn passage, with an old woman holding a fan and a man with a birdcage and cat.

An Old Maid on a Journey

James Gillray, published November 20, 1804

Daumier lithograph of a robed figure with a cannon beside a seated veiled woman and a boot labelled France, 1871.

Va te faire achever pour moi

Honoré Daumier, 1871