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33,832 works

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