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Daumier lithograph of provincial men seated on an open-air exhibition coach labeled EXPOSITION, with a crowd watching below.

Open air exhibition of provincials coming to Paris to see the palace of industry, plate 31 from L'Exposition Universelle

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Black and white lithograph of a spiked-suited hunter beside a man inside a wire cage with a rifle, satirising lion hunting.

A New Outfit for the Lion's Hunt, plate 395 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Lithograph of a bored man in a plumed helmet sitting on a cannon while an orchestra performs behind him.

A European Concert. Not allowed to participate in this part, plate 171 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Lithograph of a robed figure in a fur hat beside a throne labeled Principauté, while a crowd moves behind him.

“What about that..., they don't seem to be interested in me any more,” plate 89 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Green album cover with lithograph of marching soldiers and a jester holding a Caricature Française sign, titled Ces Bons Autr

Ces Bons Autrichiens

Honoré Daumier and Charles Vernier, published 1859

Daumier lithograph of a huge fish dragging a man over a boat labeled MONARCHIE, caught in a net, 1871.

C'est dangereux, la pêche à l'épervier

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Pen drawing of several satirical vignettes about flood victims, with figures at a booth, a street, and a dinner table.

Spotprent op de watersnoodramp

Piet Hein Testas, 1881

Political caricature of men balancing and tugging on a rope with flags, captioned Liberale Wedloop, Amsterdam 1880.

Spotprent op de verkiezingen voor de Staten-Generaal in augustus 1880 te Amsterdam

Piet Hein Testas, 1880

Father Time with scythe and hourglass at a draped table before an archway labeled L'avenir, with Traite de Paix on the table.

Vader Tijd voor de poort naar de toekomst, 1795

James Gillray, 1795

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man, a bather in striped drawers, and a bonnetted woman on a riverbank.

“Pardon me, Mayor.... would you please be so kind to tell me whether swimming is allowed here?,” plate 25 from Les Ba…

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of an older man reading a blank newspaper while a woman in a white bonnet watches him at a round table.

The Subscriber and His Newspaper. “- Listen darling, the first three columns of my morning paper are completely empty…

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Lithograph of a railway bath car interior with men leaning over a wooden tub and an attendant holding a broom and dustpan.

The Bath Tub Cars. “- Say, Jerome....did you see these travellers yesterday who complained about our cars under the p…

Honoré Daumier, 1843

Caricature lithograph of two stern men in a schoolroom with a gesturing boy at left and rows of pupils at right.

“- As you can see, Monsieur, I have enforced in my school perfectly good discipline. You cannot imagine to what exten…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Lithograph of a stern schoolmaster pointing at seated students in a classroom, with books and an inkwell on the desk.

“You remember now that young Cabassol is far too good in translation that I would allow anyone in this class to moles…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Spotprent met gefingeerd portret van Jan Salie, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Political cartoon of two lions seated at a table negotiating, labelled Belgie and Holland, with a bottle, money sack and map.

Spotprent met de Belgische en de Nederlandse leeuw, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Lithograph caricature of artists, jury members and packers at the 1873 Vienna World Exhibition, with a laurel wreath reading

Spotprent over de wereldtentoonstelling te Wenen, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Pen drawing of a caricatured man in a suit holding a top hat before a stage curtain, with Dutch caption, 1873.

Spotprent met de voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer Mr. Dullert, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Pen drawing caricature: a kneeling hunter aims a rifle at a figure tied to a tree marked censuswet, with a mountain landscape

Spotprent over de Tweede Kamer, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Line drawing of a standing man facing two robed figures, one in a pointed hat, beside a stone archway in an 1873 Dutch cartoo

Spotprent over de toestand van de conservatieve partij te Leiden, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Pen drawing of a glass jar labeled Censuswet holding a fruit, with a mortar and jars on shelves behind it.

Spotprent over de censuswet, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Line drawing of a man beside a hen in a basket of eggs labeled with Dutch political topics, 1873 caricature.

Spotprent over de behandeling van wetsontwerpen in de Tweede Kamer, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Lithograph of a seated man in a boat looking up at a pointing female figure, with spears-bearing men in a second boat behind.

Spotprent over Atjeh expeditie, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Lithograph of a seated man at a desk and a cloaked figure leaning over a bookcase, 1873 caricature.

Spotprent met Groen van Prinsterer en de geest van Thorbecke, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Pen drawing of a courtroom-like interior with men on wooden benches, one raising an arm and another sprawled on the floor.

Spotprent over de ontoegankelijkheid van het onderwerp van de rechterlijke organisatie, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Pen drawing of a flying allegorical woman with a Dutch flag above a coastline and a line of warships at sea.

Spotprent over het mislukken van de Eerste Atjehexpeditie, 1873

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1873

Engraved sheet of small satirical scenes with multilingual captions, figures in costume and an Antwerp imprint, 1687.

Spotprent op de gebeurtenissen in het jaar 1687

Philibert Bouttats, 1687

Woodcut satire of a rider on a donkey led by a woman and a man, with inscribed banners and a watching figure at right.

Satire met een vrouw die een ezel vast houdt bij de staart

Erhard Schön, 1535

Satirical lithograph of three caricature statues on pedestals holding a rifle, cannonballs, and a cannon.

Statues of the Future, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 29, 1868

Honoré Daumier, April 29, 1868

Japanese woodblock print of a horse beside a reclining man among flowering grasses, with mountains and calligraphy above.

Sojo Henjo, from the series "One Hundred Satirical Poems (Kyoka neboke hyakushu)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century