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Lithograph caricature of a stooping man in a rumpled long coat and loose trousers, titled Mr. Vieux-Niais, by Honoré Daumier.

Mr. Vieux-Niais, published in "La Caricature"

Honoré Daumier, May 30, 1833

Caricature lithograph of a man in a dark overcoat leaning on a wall with an exaggerated nose and raised hand.

Adolphe Jollivet, published in "La Caricature"

Honoré Daumier, December 27, 1833

Caricature lithograph of a stout man in a long overcoat holding a rolled newspaper, by Honoré Daumier, 1833.

De Podenas, published in "La Caricature"

Honoré Daumier, May 2, 1833

Lithograph of a stout man in a dark coat standing with hands behind his back, caricature by Honoré Daumier, 1833.

Clément-François-Victor-Gabriel Prunelle, published in "La Caricature"

Honoré Daumier, June 27, 1833

Lithograph caricature by Daumier of a seated man with a large head, scowling, in checkered trousers, titled Ségur d'Aguessau.

Ségur d'Aguessau

Honoré Daumier, February 18, 1850

Daumier caricature of an oversized-headed man stepping from a carriage holding a newspaper as people flee around him.

Arrivée en Alsace du commissaire extraordinaire Coco Romieu, published in Le Charivari

Honoré Daumier, February 28, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a stout officer in a plumed hat reading a letter by candlelight beside a standing companion.

Les allies s'apprètent à pousser les opérations du siège avec plus de vigueur que jamais…, from "Actualités"

Honoré Daumier, February 26, 1855

Mlle. Etienne-Joconde-Cunégonde-Bécassin de Constitutionnel...

Honoré Daumier, May 8, 1834

Daumier caricature of exaggerated English travelers in a Boulogne railway station, with a pug, top hats and a seated couple,

The Boulogne Train Station. An English Excursion Train (La gare de chemin de fer de Boulogne. Un train de plaisir ang…

Honoré Daumier, March 24, 1852

Engraving of a man reading a newspaper beside a seated woman in a wooded forest setting with tall trees.

A Quiet Day in the Country (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol. III)

Winslow Homer, June 6, 1870

Hand-colored satirical print: allegorical Justice with scales and sword, an ostrich, a Frenchman, and a surprised Englishman

The Ninth of Thermidor, or the English Surprise, to Honest People of All Countries (Le Neuf Thermidor ou la surprise…

Jean-Baptiste Louvion, fructidor l'an 3e, 1795

Hand-colored print of a bald man in a red armchair grimacing while monkey-like creatures attack his head.

The Head Ache

George Cruikshank, February 12, 1819

Daumier lithograph of exhibition visitors in top hat and spectacles gazing at a sculpted bust in a gallery, 1864.

There's no denying it's me!..., from 'The public at the exhibition,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, June 18…

Honoré Daumier, June 18, 1864

Daumier caricature of a man holding out a framed painting of a candle, with a crowd and another framed canvas behind him.

They Refused This...the Ignoramuses!! (Ils m'ont refusé ça...les ignares!!), published in Le Charivari, April 6, 1859…

Honoré Daumier, April 6, 1859

Daumier lithograph of two seated landscape painters at easels outdoors, one copying the other's canvas, with a hill and smoke

The landscape painters, the first copies nature, the second copies the first, from 'The artists,' published in Le Cha…

Honoré Daumier, May 12, 1865

Engraving of two winged angels on clouds holding a palm wreath with the inscription Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

Two Angels Seated on Clouds

Engraving of two winged cherubs supporting a shield with a chevron and crown, with flower garland and tassels below.

Two Cherubs with the Arms of Cardinal Richelieu

Claude Mellan, before 1642

Engraved tail-piece with two winged women flanking a cartouche where a winged figure blows a trumpet beside a fleur-de-lis sh

Tail-piece: Two Winged Women Hold a Cartel Decorated by Fame

Engraved horizontal headband with a central basket of fruit, acanthus scrolls, fruit garlands and two female figures at the e

Headband: Basket of Fruit

Engraving of a winged angel standing on clouds, holding a long banderole stretched across its outspread arms.

Angel with a Banderole

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a crowned interlaced monogram, laurel wreath, scrolls, and grotesque faces on cream paper.

Monogram Crowned

Engraved trophy with a central monogram, plumed helmet, shields with lion and rooster, books, laurel and a trident.

Trophy with Monogram Containing the Letters of LEONARDOS

Claude Mellan, 1651

Engraved title page of a devotional book: a kneeling woman looks up at three angels descending through rays of light.

Title page for François de Sales, Introduction à la vie dévote

Claude Mellan, 1641

Lithograph of visitors viewing exaggerated caricature busts in a gallery, with a Salon de Sussé sign on the back wall.

Dantanorama Museum

Grandville, Ramelet and Lepeudry, 1835

Engraved satirical interior with a man presenting a huge lace headdress to two seated figures in towering wigs.

Préparatif pour le départ du Prince et Princesse des Nabots. L'incomparable Baron de Catagon leur présentes une Nouve…

Louis Sébastien Berthet, 1750-80

Daumier lithograph of a woman in tiered ruffled skirt beside a carriage where another woman in a pale gown sits.

Des dames d'un demi-monde, mais n'ayant pas de demi-jupes, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, May 11, 1855

Honoré Daumier, May 11, 1855

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a huge crinoline skirt beside a top-hatted man, with men walking the street behind her.

Plus que ça d'ballon...excusez!, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, June 13, 1855

Honoré Daumier, June 13, 1855

Engraving of a young man with a cross seated on fur beside a lamb, with fig leaves, branches, and a stream in a wooded landsc

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Claude Mellan, 1629

Engraving of visitors in 18th-century dress crowding a Louvre salon hall with paintings hung floor to ceiling.

Exposition au Salon du Louvre en 1787

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1787

Engraving of a fat seated queen attended by women serving food at a table, with an Italian verse banner above.

Venerable Idleness, Queen of Cockaigne; a fat woman seated on a movable toilet chair being waited on and fed by seven…

Nicolò Nelli, 1565

Engraving of many small scenes showing animals in human roles, a central map, ships at sea, and Italian captions.

The World Turned Upside Down (Il Mondo alla Riversa)

Nicolò Nelli, 1552-79

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly wig and white collar, inscribed border, by Robert Nanteuil, 1671.

Guillame-Égon, Cardinal de Fürstenberg

Robert Nanteuil, 1671

Engraving of three nude women holding a circular wreath and an inscribed draped cloth against a cloudy sky.

The Three Graces

Claude Mellan, 1659

Engraved title page showing two bearded hermits seated in a rocky desert with the words Les vies des SS. pères des déserts.

Title page: Arnaud d'Andilly, Les Vies des saints pères des déserts

Claude Mellan, 1647

Engraving of a kneeling cardinal offering a book to the Virgin and Child on clouds, with cherubs above.

Cardinal Richelieu, Kneeling, Presents His Book to the Virgin and Child

Claude Mellan, ca. 1646

Etching of a peasant woman with a basket beside a cow, a resting calf, a rooster on a fence and a stone trough.

Country Scene with a Peasant, Cow and Calf

Engraving of a storm-tossed sea around a rock bearing a book and Latin inscription, with two figures on shore and lightning a

Allegory Against the Pelagian Heresy (Allégorie contre l'hérésy pélagienne et armoires)

Claude Mellan, 17th century

Engraved ornament plate with five putti and grapes in a central roundel, surrounded by garlands, bows, and birds.

Bacchanal with Five Putti, Rondel in a Rectangular Frame (in "Designs for Various Ornaments," pl. 40)

Francesco Bartolozzi, February 29, 1782

Engraved surreal dream scene with giant eyes, a winged horse rider, a crucifix, scales of justice and a fish creature.

First Dream, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1820-47

Engraved surreal sky scene with flying umbrella, mushrooms, owl, winged snails and a horse-drawn chariot over stars.

Second Dream, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1820-47

Hand-colored title page with flower-letter title Les Fleurs, a flower-costumed woman on a leaf, and a butterfly.

Les Fleurs Animées, Title Page

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1847

Hand-colored engraving of a woman with a flower head and leafy stem body, titled Pervenche Desséchée, by Grandville.

Perveche Desséchée, from "Les Fleurs Animées"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1847

Hand-colored print of a woman dressed in water lily leaves beside a winged insect, with lilies on a pond behind her.

Nenuphar, from "Les Fleurs Animées"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1847

Hand-colored print of two women dressed as nasturtium flowers with leafy green gowns, seated on a bank beneath a flowering vi

Capucine, from "Les Fleurs Animées"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1820-70

Hand-colored print of two flower-like women serving tea and coffee at a small table, with an insect and a flowering vase near

Thé & Café, from "Les Fleurs Animées"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, 1847

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman gazing at a sunburst, with a cornucopia, books, armor, and figures in a landscape.

Allegory of France with the Arms of Richelieu (Allégorie sur la Paix)

Engraving of allegorical women in drapery before a classical arcaded building with statues and a balustrade.

Allegory in Honor of the Roman College Founded by the Borghese Family

Claude Mellan, 1615-88

Engraving of two nude male figures, Hercules and Atlas, supporting a large celestial globe marked with constellations above t

Hercules Assisting Atlas

Engraving of Minerva seated with a blank shield, flanked by figures of Peace holding an olive branch and Justice holding scal

Minerva Flanked by Peace and Justice (Armoiries de Gallard et de Mesmes)

Engraving of a veiled female figure leaning on a cross, with a chalice, tiara and keys beside her.

Personification of Faith

Claude Mellan, 1642

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and buttoned bodice, with Latin inscription around the fra

Maddalena Corvina

Claude Mellan, 1636

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with a flower in her hair, drop earrings, and lettered border, by Claude Mellan.

Virginia da Vezzo, Wife of Simon Vouet

Claude Mellan, 1626

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curly hair, pearl necklace and braided dress, inscribed Anna Maria Vaiani.

Anna Maria Vaiani

Claude Mellan, 1624-36

Engraving of a kneeling veiled woman in a religious habit on clouds, holding a crucifix, with a radiant sun above.

Sainte Jeanne Frémiot de Chantal

Claude Mellan, after 1641

Engraved bust portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl necklace on a pedestal, labelled Madame Henriette Anne.

Henriette-Anne d'Angleterre, duchesse d'Orléans

Pen and wash design of Christ, the Virgin and saints among clouds and angels above souls behind a grate.

Design for a Wall Panel or Ceiling with The Virgin and Saints Interceding before Christ for the Souls of the Lost

Johann Baptist Enderle, 1771 or before

Pencil drawing of a monastery on a cliff above a wooded ravine with quarried rock walls and trees.

Cloister in Syracuse

Anton Hallmann, 1835

Pen drawing of five men in old German costume playing cards at a table in an inn, with a dog and a bird.

Five Men at a table in German Renaissance costume, playing cards in an inn

Paul Mila, 1825

Red chalk drawing of a standing nude woman with one hand on her chest, looking upward, on cream paper.

Standing Female Nude (after the Medici Venus)

Christian Daniel Rauch, 1805

Engraved view of a vaulted prison interior with coffered ceiling, staircase, and groups of robed figures on balconies.

A View of a Prison of the Composition of Mr. Blondel done at Rome

Georges François Blondel, 1765

Mezzotint portrait of a man with long hair holding a palette and a miniature of a woman, inscribed Bartholomeus Vander Helst.

Bartholomeus van der Helst

Abraham Blooteling, ca. 1670

Young man facing three quaters right wearing a fur headdress with a plume, jewel and a headband, from series of 'Smal…

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Man wearing a turban facing left, from "Large Oriental Heads"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50

Head of an old man facing right, from "Large Oriental Heads"

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-50