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Lithograph of a young woman gazing up at a man in a top hat backstage at a theatre, with a rehearsal notice on the wall.

Jonge actrice smeekt toneelschrijver om een mooie rol

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of a young actress powdering her face at a mirror while a man reclines on a couch behind her.

Jonge actrice maakt zich op voor de spiegel

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of an actor in period dress carrying a swooning actress over his shoulder through a stage doorway.

Acteur draagt actrice het toneel op

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of two costumed actors talking in theatre wings, one seated on a barrel and one leaning in close.

Twee acteurs praten met elkaar in de coulissen

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of a standing man in fur-trimmed coat and a kneeling man in a cloak in a draped interior, with French caption.

Twee acteurs tijdens een toneelspel

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of a seated man beside a stage flat as a crowned woman leans over it from above, backstage theatre scene.

Actrice oefent haar rol achter de schermen

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of a seated man holding a child beside a standing woman in a gown, with painted clouds behind them and French capt

Actrice met man en kind na een scène

Paul Gavarni, 1838

Lithograph of a seated masked woman with a cup facing a standing man in a top hat and riding boots, with caption text below.

Man stelt vragen aan gemaskerde vrouw

Paul Gavarni, 1840

Lithograph of two women in 1840s fashion, one raising her arm, with a French caption below.

Twee vrouwen in modieuze kostuums

Paul Gavarni, 1840

Lithograph of two women in bonnets and long dresses beside a doorway, with French caption below, by Paul Gavarni.

Modieuze man en vrouw begeven zich op de trap naar een bal

Paul Gavarni, 1840

Lithograph of two figures in period dress on a street, one gesturing while the other leans against a wall, with French captio

Jonge vrouw flirt met een jongeman op straat

Paul Gavarni, 1841

Lithograph of two fashionably dressed women in an interior beside a curtain, one in a flowered hat speaking to the other.

Twee modieuze vrouwen wachten om uit te gaan

Paul Gavarni, 1841

Satirical etching of a rider on a rearing horse trampling figures as coins fall, with a guard holding scales and a sword.

Spotprent op de vermeende Fransgezindheid van Amsterdam, 1690

Jan Marlois, 1690

Caricature lithograph of a stern schoolmaster towering over a boy in a dunce cap, with students watching in a classroom.

“Just you wait, I'm going to show you who is the teacher here...,” plate 11 from Professeurs Et Moutards

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph: a boy raises his hand in a classroom while an elderly teacher with spectacles sits bowed at a desk.

“Sir . . . Sir . . . Siiir . . . Christ, it’s annoying to have the runs when the supervisor is supervising!,” plate 1…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a standing teacher with spectacles showing a book to a scowling schoolboy in a classroom, 1846.

“- Now I understand why this chap was so quiet all the time..... instead of reading quietly in his Greek dictionary,…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Satirical lithograph of men and boys crowding and climbing on shoulders, with a top-hatted man reading a newspaper at left.

Which proves again that already since high school man supports himself on the shoulders of his kin in order to advanc…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Lithograph of two men conversing as a woman reads a newspaper titled La Caricature Provisoire, by Honoré Daumier, 1839.

Twee mannen bespreken een tijdschrift

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Pen drawing of a uniformed man in a top hat beside a pelican, with a bollard and a sign reading Bureau N. Spectator.

Spotprent op een verbod op het ranselen van ezels, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Satirical lithograph of a draped woman raising a club labeled publiekeopinie toward a hunched creature with a globe on its he

Spotprent op Mr. d'Engelbronner, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Lithograph caricature of three top-hatted men jostling over monument placards on a city street, 1863.

Spotprent op de drie geplande monumenten, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Line drawing of a man scrubbing a ship's deck with a brush, watched by figures in the background, 1863 print.

Spotprent op de schoonmaak op het Ministerie van Koloniën, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Satirical ink drawing of frogs and a stork with a KOLONIEN banner beside a crocodile in a reedy pond, 1863.

Spotprent op de doortastende maatregelen van de Minister van Koloniën, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Pen drawing of hares and rabbits in dunes, some fleeing, with a Dutch verse caption below.

Spotprent op de angst in Amsterdam bij de doorgraving van Holland op zijn smalst, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Caricature of a barefoot man struggling to carry two boards labeled 1e Kamer and 2e Kamer, 1863 satirical print.

Spotprent op minister Fransen van de Putte, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Three-stage lithograph of a Prussian eagle crest transforming from a crowned eagle into a pinned, rounded shape.

Spotprent op de Pruisische politiek, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Satirical lithograph of signposts, hikers, riders, a viaduct and figures resting in the foreground, 1863.

Spotprent over de zomervakantie, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Lithograph of anthropomorphic lamps and candles with faces, fleeing beneath a banner reading PETROLEUM, 1863.

Spotprent over de opkomst van de petroleumlamp, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Satirical 1863 print of two men in an office, one with books stuffed in his coat, beside a bottle on a stand.

Spotprent op Prof. Vreede, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863

Lithograph of a man smoking in a rocking chair beside a seal, with sailing ships on the sea behind him, 1863.

Spotprent op de afkoop van de Scheldetol, 1863

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1863