“- Oh blast! .... it's again my own dog that I shot..... that's the third one in two years.... I'm really not very lucky at hunting!,” plate 6 from Croquis D'automne par Daumier

The Dogs are Again Falling in Despair After Having Heard that There Will Be a New Dog Licence Tax After All, plate 171 from Actualités

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Robert: “- Well, well! My dear director... how's business?” Bertrand: “- Good, very good, I am quite content. Unfortunately we don't have a penny to continue! - Oh blast! - But an investor still owes us 200,000 Francs... and will come up for signature either tonight or latest tomorrow morning. - About time... I urgently need a new pair of boots,” plate 6 from Robert Macaire

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Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but that's no reason to weep like a calf!,” plate 75 from Actualités

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Exploiting friendship. “My dear Alphonse, I've invited these gentlemen, my friends, to dine at your home. I would like them to taste our champagne, we'll laugh... wait a minute! I've an idea. What if we went to the wood? We could take your barouche and you could lend us some clothes as we only came to pay a simple visite... In the meantime, why don't you give us some cards and some Napoleons to pass the time. Eh? My good Alphonse, dear chap. How about it?,” plate 58 from Caricaturana

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“- Brrrr! I am furious that I came here to hunt in the St. Denis-Plain. It's just too cold!… - One of those days when you would love to catch a bear. His fur would be more than welcome right now!,” plate 3 from Croquis De Chasse

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“- Now what? Are we going to continue hunting during the rain? - Not at all! The animals are just as afraid of the rain as we are. They might not be able to find this shelter, and we would end up losing too many of them!,” plate 5 from Croquis De Chasse

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Mr. Prudhomme: “There you are again, my son... another innocent victim of the murderous lead.... poor little duck... pray, you never shall become a hunter, my son!” Young Adolph: “But Daddy, I'd rather like to be a hunter than a dead duck!,” plate 13 from Émotions De Chasse

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“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

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“- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier

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“- Incredible... but we now have to give the exact weight! - and we can no longer sell bones for meat - and wine really has to be wine! - all together now: It's DISGUSTING!,” plate 4 from Croquis Parisiens

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“- Yep... this is what I call a shplendid job.... and for just five sous per pound.. you reaaalllly get your money's worth!,” plate 7 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier

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“- What? you are pressing the grapes with your feet?… - Sure, and it's not dirty at all… since I took off my shoes!,” plate 1 from Croquis D'automne

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