Honoré Daumier

At the bar, meeting point for the true lovers of French sculpture and Bavarian beer, from 'Exhibition sketches,' published in Le Charivari, June 3, 1865

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · June 3, 1865

Baissez le Rideau, La Farce est Jouée (Bring Down the Curtain; the Farce is Over), published in La Caricature no. 201, September 11, 1834

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · September 11, 1834

Chimera of the imagination, from "La Caricature"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · February 7, 1833

Just imagine my good fellow.... if they knew how we make their cheese, they surely wouldn't hurry so much, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, December 30, 1865

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · December 30, 1865

Le Charivari, December 1, 1832 - May 31, 1835

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · December 1, 1832–May 31, 1835

Pardon my friend..... let's verify my powers before yours!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, July 16, 1869

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · July 16, 1869

Plate 25: Robert Macaire, the genteel beggar, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1838

Plate 26: Marriage of convenience, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1838

Plate 30: Robert Macaire before his judges, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1838

Square Napoleon, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, November 28, 1870

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · November 28, 1870

The leapfrog game: Bend your head down! Again!, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · October 20, 1868

These are responsible for those, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · February 9, 1871

Un Directeur de n'Importe quel Théâtre, from "Croquis d'Été"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · August 25, 1856

Victor Hugo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · July 20, 1849

View of a studio the final week before the exhibition, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, April 1, 1864

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · April 1, 1864

Well, are you finally finished?... after all, it's tiring to relax for such a long time, from "The countryside artists"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · February 2, 1865