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Caricature lithograph of a man playing a harp while a companion watches, with seated women at a table on the right.

La harpe, instrument céleste

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier caricature of a contorted man leaning over a billiard table while another man in a top hat watches.

Les merveilles de la gymnastique ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Daumier lithograph of two men talking in a bare winter landscape, one leaning on a rake beside a leafless tree.

Pisque ca vous amuse ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Lithograph of an anxious elderly man beside a woman wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, with theatre audience in background.

Le quatrième acte d'un drame intéressant

Honoré Daumier, 1864

Daumier lithograph of caricatured men fleeing and falling around a ballot urn topped by a three-faced head, 1850.

La dêroute!

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of a sleeping man dreaming of devils with pitchforks attacking a cloud, a haloed figure in a doorway above.

Le rêve d'un marguillier

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature of a man carrying a bag labeled Loi sur la presse, turning from a seated woman reading La Presse.

Un parricide

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of two top-hatted men on a street, one gesturing, with a woman in a dust cloud at right.

Un des ... inconvéniens du macadamisage ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a Paris boulevard with many for-rent signs, two distressed men in period dress on new paving.

Suites du macadamisage

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a columned building with oversized statues flanking a staircase and a crowd of men in top hats.

Projet de statutes pour orner ... la Bourse

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of men gathered at a table reading a newspaper, with a caption about journalists and uniforms.

Dites donc, M'sieu Colimard ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a headscarf standing in a doorway, arms folded, while a neighbor leans over a balcony opposi

Un Décembrisé

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of two bald men arguing in a camp, one gesturing wildly, the other standing with folded arms beside tents.

Les suites d'une discussion politique ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Satirical lithograph of five caricatured men in period dress seated around a draped council table in an interior.

Une séance du conseil des cinq

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of an older seated man listening to a younger man leaning toward him in a leafy outdoor setting, with French capti

Je vous dis que ... il nous faut M. Molé ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a smiling man in a tall hat with a book knocking at a door marked Académie Française.

Frappez et on vous ouvrira!

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of bearded capuchin monks at a Paris barrier, one bowing to a man in a pointed hat with a newspaper coat.

Rentrée des Capucins dans ... Paris

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of caricatured armored figures with spears marching toward a large urn labeled Suffrage Universel.

Les burgraves allant en guerre

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a kneeling figure in a pointed cap burning books while three mitred bishops watch over the smoky fire.

Un autodafé au XIXe siècle

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of a man in an Ordre top hat questioning a woman labeled Opinion publique at a concierge's doorway.

Allant aux renseignements politiques ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier caricature of two mourning men seated beside a tomb with an urn labeled Scrutin du 10 mars.

Vue prise au Père Lachaise

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of caricatured men with fly bodies and wings circling a candle flame, others fallen at its base.

Les moucherons politiques

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of top-hatted Parisians on stilts wading through a flooded boulevard, a satirical caricature by Daumier.

Les Parisiens ayant trouvé le moyen de circuler ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of men in a tavern: a top-hatted man points a sword at a shouting figure holding a glass, with a slogan on the wal

Prestation ... d'un ... membre ... du dix Décembre ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of two women in shawls, one with folded arms looking at the other holding a parasol, with French caption below.

On dit que les jolies femmes sont ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a tall stooped man offering a caricature head on a pedestal to a crouching child.

Molé apportant des étrennes au petit thiers

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier caricature of a wild-haired man swinging a club to smash paving stones on a boulevard, watched by a crowd.

Le sauvage bineau ayant ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier caricature of two men in period dress embracing stiffly, one scowling, with caption text below.

Un réconciliation, scène de haute comédie ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a muscular strongman with a club smashing stone blocks marked Prorogation and Révision, a cloaked figur

L'Hercule des Champs-Elysées

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of three witches stirring a cauldron, with banners labeled Le Constitutionnel, L'Assemblée Nationale, and La Patri

Une mauvaise cuisine

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier caricature: a large man with a banner stands by a SUFFRAGE UNIVERSEL urn as crowds hurry past.

Passez au large!

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of a caricatured man in a top hat carrying sticks and raising a cudgel, with men walking behind him.

Aux Champs-Elysées, Ratapoil. Par suite d'une délibération philantropique [sic] du Comité du dix Décembre...à deux so…

Honoré Daumier, July 12, 1851

Lithograph of a kneeling heavyset man being tapped on the head by a tall gaunt figure with a stick, from Actualités.

Le sire de Berryer ...Chevalier ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Satirical lithograph of two ragged figures, a woman with a cane and a man in a top hat with a loose boot sole.

Casmajou -- Ratapoil (tous deux en choeur)

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph: a slouched man on a bench with a wine bottle nearby, while a scowling woman in a bonnet stands with folde

Ma femme, t'as tort de me blamer ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of a man leaning over a staircase railing speaking to a seated man in a top hat below, 1852.

Vous m'excuserez: je vais me mettre a table ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of three caricatured men reaching toward a woman in a pointed cap holding spears and a white cloth before

L'empereur soulouque ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of two peasants looking up at birds while a figure with a stick stands on a distant path.

Ce bon M. Ratapoil leur a promis ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Caricature of a hooded man raising an extinguisher pole toward a smiling sun above street lamps labeled press freedom and edu

Ils voudraient éteindre jusqu'au soleil

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of a stout man in a cap gesturing wildly, holding a club inscribed with a motto, satirical 1851 caricature

Un Bonapartiste nouvellement converti

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of caricatured men fighting in a meeting room, one swinging a cane, others sprawled on the floor among cha

Une séance de l'union électorale

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Daumier lithograph of two men conversing at a café table while two other patrons sit behind them, with a newspaper on the tab

Moi, j'ai habitude de ne ... rien donner

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of two men singing loudly beside a seated pianist with spectacles, drawn in a caricature style.

Amateurs parisiens profitant du séjour de Rossini

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a group of men in top hats craning their necks upward at a ceiling, one adjusting spectacles.

Examinant le nouveau plafond ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Caricature lithograph of a musical family singing and reading sheet music while rehearsing, by Honoré Daumier.

Une famille mélomane ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a bearded man in drapery being lifted by two cherubs, one holding an hourglass, under dark clouds.

Le docteur Véron refusant ... consolation

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a flying woman reaching toward a balloon basket with two men above a city skyline.

Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier caricature: a cloaked passenger leans from a Messageries Générales carriage as a top-hatted conductor gestures on the

Conducteur ... j'avais pris vos messageries ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of two men walking, one in a top hat frowning, the other in a cap leaning in to speak, with French caption

A qui penses-tu donc, coquenard? ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Lithograph of Parisian women with dogs on a cobbled street outside the Constitutionnel building, by Honoré Daumier.

Toutes le Parisiennes qui possèdent des chiens ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier caricature of two men conversing in a crowded hall, one smiling broadly, with a French caption below.

Oh! Monsieur, quel talent possède ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier caricature of a hot air balloon with top-hatted passengers crowded in the basket and an aeronaut clinging to the rope

Un train de plaisir aérien

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of crowded salon visitors in top hats, with a wailing child in plaid at center and a man in a cap at lower

Le danger de faire voir a des enfants ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Crowd of top-hatted men and bonneted women packed in a gallery under hanging paintings, drawn in lithograph style by Daumier.

Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier caricature of exaggerated riders on galloping horses, one wielding a whip and another holding a bundle of sticks.

Maniére d'entrainer les cosaques

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Caricature lithograph of two artists leaning toward a painting on a crowded gallery wall, with onlookers behind them.

Artistes en train d'examiner ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Satirical lithograph with two scenes: a heavyset man dining while served, and a hunched clerk eating at a desk.

Le déjeuner du patron le sixiéme clerc ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a family at a salon, a child pointing at a bust while a man in a top hat and a woman in a bonnet look o

Tiens, papa, te v'la! ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Satirical lithograph of crowded men in top hats gripping umbrellas and canes, faces pressed close together in a tense scene.

Quand sonnent quatre heures

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Lithograph of a seated man and a standing man in a cluttered room, with a caption in French below the scene.

Oui, Mossieu Fremouillet, tout va de mal en pis ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a nightcapped man reading a letter by candlelight beside a uniformed officer, 1855.

Les alliés s'appretent a pousser les opérations ...

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Lithograph of bundled Parisian men in top hats and scarves suffering from colds in winter, by Honoré Daumier, 1854.

Paris enrhume

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Daumier lithograph of a bloated colossus labeled NORD floating above bayonets, with smoke from a fort at right.

Ce qui nous prouve ... que ce colosse ...

Honoré Daumier, 1854

Lithograph of two men at a table as an explosion bursts from a dish, with shells flying through a smoky sky.

Sébastopol

Honoré Daumier, 1854