Honoré Victorin Daumier
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10 O'clock in the Morning. “Monsieur Coquelet having accidentally met Miss Palissandre in the Botanical Garden, to whom he had the good fortune to offer a fairy rose the first of May 1804, had obtained a first date. After having gone to great expense buying a new pair of gloves at 29 Sous, he throws a glance at the mirror before going out to try his good fortune,” plate 4 from La Journé Du Célibataire
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
A Boat-Manoeuvre. The Captain yelling in his trumpet: “- Gabier! There is a squall building up, get ready!..... Clew up all the sails!... That's good:.... very good! - Why didn't you say that to me calmly instead of poking this huge instrument into my ear! Now I am so deaf, I can't see clearly anymore!...,” plate 9 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
Abuse of article 214 of the civil law. “My lady wife, you let me want for everything, you only allow me a miserable pension of three thousand francs, you throw me out of your door like a beggar, and, what is more, you want to drive me away from Paris, exile me, deport me!... No! No! I won't leave France! I won't! I won't!!... Listen, I owe my friend Bertrand 10'000 Fr., it's a gambler's debt, a debt of honor, I owe my cook 525 Fr. and ten francs for my chambers, a total of 10'535 Fr. Let me have a few thousand francs more to take my mind off my domestic worries and, on my word of honor, I won't pester you any longer,” plate 50 from Caricaturana
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
Academy of Women. A new Richelieu, founding a new Academy of a different kind.... of the feminine gender, plate 33 from Revue Caricatureale
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A Candidate. “Who do you want?... An upright, conscientious, sober man, an industrialist, a man who doesn't need the government to enrich himself, a man familiar with the law, who knows it well, through practice, very long practice... a long practice of law... you can't choose any better than... my honorable friend,” plate 48 from Caricaturana
Art Institute of Chicago · 1837
Achilles and Agamemnon. Achilles: “- And what do I care about your Troy!,” plate one from Physionomies Tragiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
A Confession Of Faith. “Yes Sir, I bared my political life in pure sincerity before my country. I was convinced that my true love for our institutions would make me worthy of representing my fellow citizens. I was wrong, Monsieur, it seems the nation wasn't ready for this yet,” plate 23 from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
A country excursion during the beautiful month of May. “– Courage... Adelaïde it's just another league to go,” plate 308 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
A dancer who claims to have preserved the great tradition of VESTRI, plate 12 from Croquis Dramatiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
A defence lawyer at the Court of Arbitration discussing business at his usual office premises, plate 27 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- Adelaide, Adelaide.. I think I can see the comet coming!!... - Oh my God... this is the end of the world.... how annoying. They promised it wouldn't come until June 13!,” plate 31 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · February 18, 1857
A Delicate Task, plate 37 from Revue Caricaturale
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A Difficult Navigation. “- The boat doesn't move! Pull Dumouchel, pull.... why the devil don't you pull! - But I am doing nothing else than that for the last three hours!.... and this is called a pleasure trip! I'd rather sell my prunes in rue de la Verrerie.... that's less tiring!,” plate 6 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A Dinner at Véry's. “So what! I am having dinner by myself today... alright! But my wife gave me one Louis d'or and I still have... 60 centimes left,” plate 11 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
A European Concert. Not allowed to participate in this part, plate 171 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1867
A Fair Reward Presented in 1800 by the Un-Prudish Savages of North America to Louis-Philippe of Orléans, surgeon and expatriate, but still a Frenchman. (I salute you, gracious Black Lady, the Lord is with you.) A Namaquan Ave Maria, plate 466
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
A Fair Reward Presented in 1800 by the Un-Prudish Savages of North America to Louis-Philippe of Orléans, surgeon and expatriate, but still a Frenchman. (I salute you, gracious Black Lady, the Lord is with you.) A Namaquan Ave Maria, plate 466
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
A Fair Reward to Dutiful Voters, plate 404
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
A Family Scene, plate 37 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
A friend is a crocodile produced by civilization, plate 6 from Les Amis
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
A Gentleman Who Wanted to Study the Habits of Bees too Closely, plate 6 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
A Group of Men, and Other Sketches
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- Ah, my dear Madame Chaffarou... this surely must be the end... the comet is coming and the sun is going,” plate 392 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- Ah, Théophile, what ghastly things I am reading about you. According to the book by Mr. Desbarolles, I can tell that you have in your palm the lines of a libertinage!… - Oh, well…,” plate 1 from Ces Bons Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1860
A humanist woman of letters abandoning herself to the cerebral philosophic reflections on the subject of man!, plate 15 from Les Bas-Bleus
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
“- Ah yes, those comets, they always predict great misfortunes. It doesn't surprise me at all that poor Madame Galuchet suddenly died last night,” plate 573 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · October 30, 1858
A Kiss of Circumstances, plate 50 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1867
A large mortar with a short range, plate 488
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
A Last Toast! “Gentlemen, let's not go back on board without a final toast in honour of the two things which, most of all, bring charm to our lives... let's drink to the ladies and cold veal!,” plate 18 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A Light Squall (Un leger grain), plate 8 from The Parisian Boaters (Les canotiers Parisiens)
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A literary argument on the second tier, plate 3 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier
Art Institute of Chicago · published February 27, 1864
“All is lost - save the cashbox”
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
“- All right Rigobert, my old friend.... we are going to make a long trip today.... did you bring enough provisions on board of our vessel? - Don't talk about it.... all I was able to bring along are two biscuits and a red herring,” plate 1 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“- Alright, alright, I'm coming - one would think the house was on fire! - Enough about your fire!... I'm freezing. For two hours I've been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!,” plate 32 from Émotions Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
A Man Saved Against His Will. “- But I am telling you that I know how to swim and I could have pulled myself out of the water without the help of this gentleman! - That makes no difference.... the law is quite clear... you must pay 25 Francs to your rescuer.... for example, if you had been dead, you would only have had to pay him 15 Francs,” plate 7 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier
Art Institute of Chicago · 1864
A Model Marriage: For Thirty Years They Have Cultivated Virtue and Carnations, plate six from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
An Activist, from Les Femmes Socialistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
A Naval Combat. “- So, you insulted my flag!.... just you wait, just wait till I'll sink you with a broad side!..... or even better I'll splash you with water from left and right and behind and....” plate 20 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
An Awkward Situation, plate 52 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Andromache. “- Our family 's destiny was pitiless death, my husband was tortured to the end of his breath,” plate 6 from Physionomies Tragiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
“- And to think that Prudhon did not want us to attend the socialist banquets.... the poor man has never loved..... he totally ignores that it is the woman's presence which beautifies existence,” plate 184 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
“- And your bourgeois - is he for freedom of the butcher's trade?,” plate 464 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
A Neighbour Complaining about the Watering of his Lawn, plate ten from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
An Encounter in Open Water. “- Hello... down there... Captain.., what's new in Paris? - Nothing new really... still no one goes to the Gaieté or the Ambigu. - Don't you have anything else to tell me? - Oh yes,... I forgot... I hope you like it... shut up!,” plate 11 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A New Outfit for the Lion's Hunt, plate 395 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
A New Way to Float Down the River of Life. - Radiguet you rascal, to hell with you, your boat and your new invention.... it is your fault that the entire outing went down the drain. - Come, come now.... no reason to scream hell. I am just angry about my boot-maker... since my shoes are being filled with water coming from the holes in the pockets of my pants., plate 3 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
An Exaggerated Rejuvenation. “Just two or three sessions with me, Monsieur, and anyone who still claims to find a grey hair on you, is a malicious person.” As a matter of fact, since the end of the second session, Monsieur's head looks as shiny as that of a newborn baby, plate 52 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · published March 27, 1845
An Excusable Error. Chickens thinking they have found the cage where they spent their early childhood, plate 21 from La Crinolomanie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
An interesting and refreshing reading, plate 3 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1854
An Investor of Spanish Cortes Bonds. An Investor of Spanish Government Bonds, plate 423
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
An Oasis in the Middle of the Plain of St. Denis, plate 5 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Another Great Man. “I have it in my hand, my dear... here it is in writing.... this document confirms that my invention is a well-pumped and infinitely more clysterized machine than anything invented thus far... all Frenchmen must accept that,” plate 36 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
Another way to make use of the new petticoats that have lately become fashionable, plate 294 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
An Umbrella in a Difficult Position, plate 119 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · November 25, 1859
An Unpleasant Aspect of the New Type of Omnibus, plate 13 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
An Unpleasant Encounter. “Bernardel, Bernardel! Here comes the steamer... we will sink!,” plate 16 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
A passenger having paid his ticket to NEW YORK on the LEVIATHAN, waiting for the ship finally being put into the water, plate 479 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Apelles and Campaste. Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love Alexander gave him Campeste and above the first art deal ever now was struck girlfriend against sculpture, oh what luck! (From Art and the Antique, a poetic essay by M. Cavé), plate 36(37) from Histoire Ancienne
Art Institute of Chicago · published November 30, 1842
A Plucked Pierrot, plate 9 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
A Practical Joke. "Driver! Driver! Do you still have two seats in the rabbit section??,” plate 24 from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
A Present for an Artist. The Chinese adore music, but they are also passionately fond of musicians. Their infatuation of this attitude is carried to extremes which are not easily understood in our civilized regions. Thus it is quite normal to see Chinese harnessed like horses to a cab and drive their idol around town. An when a pianist has improvised variations more or less brilliant of the "air of moonlight", "Ah!... you will say... Mama" or "King Dagobert", they find nothing better to bestow on him than a sword of honour which is accepted with a coolness equally laughable, plate 23 from Voyage En Chine
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
“A protest on New Year's Day! What luck! ...........,” plate 42 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Aquatic fun borrowed from the old Greeks, plate 20 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
A rather unsatisfied litigant, plate 26 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
A Reception. “Gentlemen..... let's drink to the health of the French sailors in general and to the new teammate Greluchon in particular!.... and while waiting for his baptism by fire, we'll give him in the meantime one with water,” plate 10 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
A Return of Youth. “Yell as much as you like, you little devil you.... my wife isn't home.... tear out my hair to your heart's content!,” plate 50 from Les beaux Jours de la vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
A Revolt On Board. “- Ah! you want to be your own captain!... - Ah! you are treating me like an idiot... hey... I hope the Seine washes away that insult!,” plate 13 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“- Are you coming to announce victory?... hurry up and give me the details!....,” plate 77 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
A Rival of Mr. Hume's. “- Oh Adelaide, what an experience.... I just made the shadow of Sesostris appear in front of me! - And what did Sesostris say to you? - He spoke to me in French.. and called me a mug!,” plate 384 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- Arthur, you had promised me a throne and all you did is put me behind a counter. - Eloise, remember Napoleon's definition of a throne: 'four boards covered with a carpet.' You are sitting on six boards and a cushion,” plate 36 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · published April 11, 1841
As a consequence of the wine disease but also because of the foundation of the "Society for the Production of Artificial Wine", even Bacchus decides to switch to coconut water as a daily drink, plate 407 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
A Scientist Trying to Befriend his Son with a Great Kangaroo from Central America, plate 3 from La Société D'acclimatation
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
A Scientist Trying to Befriend His Son with a Great Kangaroo from Central America, plate 3 from La Société D'acclimatation
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
A Small Queue at the Entrance to the Palace of Industry. “- But I am telling you that I have a special entry permit! - Quite so, and this is why you are allowed to queue up already at the Obelisk.... otherwise you would have to start on the other side, close to the Etoile.... incidentally why not have a bite to eat while you are waiting... there is a charming little restaurant half way, plate 7 from Les Etrangers à Paris
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
A Suggestion by the Charivari to Mr. Léon Faucher for Avoiding Telegraphic Blunders in the Future, plate 122 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
A Sunday in the botanical gardens, plate 320 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
“- As you can see, Monsieur, I have enforced in my school perfectly good discipline. You cannot imagine to what extent I succeeded implanting in these young scholars a deep sentiment of respect towards their teacher,” plate 23 from Professeurs Et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
At 30°C, lucky he who can escape and snooze in the forest of Saint-Germain accompanied by his wife and a few lizards, plate 27 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
At Cherbourg, plate 546 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
A True Art Lover, plate 66 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
At The Bar. Meeting point for the true lovers of French sculpture and Bavarian beer, plate 5 from Croquis pris à l'exposition
Art Institute of Chicago · 1865
At the Champs-Elysées. It has never been quite clear whether the music makes the beer go down, or the beer that makes you swallow the music, plate 3 from Croquis Musicaux
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
At the Deligny Baths. - The ladder at 4 p.m., plate 33 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
At the Fireworks Display. A father is a draft horse, provided by nature, plate 33 from Moeurs Conjugales and plate 14 in Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
At the Odeon Theater. “- The new production of TARTUFFE seems to be very good, but I am furious that there is no performance tonight… there have been restrictions, I presume?… - But no, Monsieur… - Well, I have been warned that it would end with the apotheosis of Béranger!,” plate 456 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
At Varenne, Saint-Maur. “There! My country house", plate 418 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
Auguste-Hilarion, Comte de Kératry
Art Institute of Chicago · September 19, 1833
A Unusual Battle Between El Cid and the Emperor of Morocco, plate 117 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
A Victim of His Own Politeness, plate 7 from Croquis Musicaux
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
A Visit to the Baths. Queuing in front of the changing rooms - or the steam bath before the cold bath, plate 20 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
A Visit to the Salon
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
A Young Man to Whom Nothing is Sacred, plate 8 from Professeurs Et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
A Young Man Who is the Pride and Hope of the Badinguet Family, plate 16 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
A zealous student practicing at home, plate 6 from Les Baigneuses
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- Baron, I have the honor of introducing you to Mr. Mérouel, one of our biggest bankers… - Baron, I have the honor of introducing you to Mr. Cascaret, one of our biggest shareholders,” plate 31 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Bearded Man
Art Institute of Chicago · n.d.
“- Beware my friend of the little baron... the more you dress him the less secured you will be,” plate 49 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
Black and white, plate 23 from Émotions Parisiennes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
“Brigand of a may-bug... it's you who devours all my property. You shall perish through my hand!,” plate 32 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- 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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Business Envoys, plate 43 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
“- But I am telling you, they are friends.... they are just expressing themselves to each other,” plate 9 from Les Amis
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- But I keep telling you that I cannot move my feet in these boots! - Don't worry, it'll come, it'll come...,” plate 8 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- But you told me that children are not allowed in this house... - Sir, these are not children... they are the sons of the owner!...,” plate 23 from Croquis Parisiens, - par Daumier
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
"- Can you see the comet?... just there, at the tip of my finger ... don't lose sight of my finger tip!," plate 5 from La Comète De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Catholic society of baptism established for all the drunkards of Paris. (Article 1) From Rouen to Bercy the Seine will be transformed into the River Jordan. "In the name of the great society Mélange, Macaire & Co. I baptise you 'old Macon', grand cru of the year of the comet, and the public will stand in line for it," plate 48 from Revue Caricaturale
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
Ch. De Lam...., plate 156 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1832
Chinese Talking Politics. Thanks to antiquity and the stability of the Constitution of China, this country is extremely unified... it counts only little more than 63 political parties. Quite often one finds Chinese citizens discussing vehemently on public places, using arguments they had prior seen in their favourite journal. Quite often the journal itself will replace the argument, being used as such, plate 20 from Voyage En Chine
Art Institute of Chicago · published December 18, 1844
Citizen Thiers trying on a new costume, plate 114 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
“- Citizen, you owe me another five sous for your luggage, and I am even generous because if I wanted to I could count your wife as a second piece of luggage,” plate 457 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Clean Young High School Students, They Even Try Selling Off their Latin Dictionary, plate 24 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals)
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- Coachman, are you booked? - No, citizen. - Well then: 'you'd rather accept being advised than hired out?,'” plate 49 from Émotions Parisiennes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
“- Come, come, Mr. Pomard... keep your spirits up... only two more leagues and we can rest... - What a piece of luck, we didn't bag anything... I wouldn't even have the strength to carry a partridge,” plate 21 from Émotions De Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Come Here Little Chick, Chick..... Chick... Chick, Come Little Turkeys, plate 442
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
“Come on in, Monsieur, don't be shy. It's a living picture.... just like (you'd see) at the Porte St. Martin,” plate 62 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Country Amusement. “- Monsieur did not want to wait for his nephew; and Madame thought it might soon start raining, but he didn't really bother. - What an old miser! - Don't you worry, Mother Poirier, he'll pay dearly for that... more than the market price! - And right she is isn't she!,” plate 59 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
Crinolines are suddenly getting to be suspicious, plate 419 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Crushed Lafayette!... Trapped, Old Fellow!, plate 22 from L’Association mensuelle
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
Damn Boots! That Will Teach Me to Take Smaller Steps...” plate 6 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“Damn country! I only shoot sparrows.... and just females... and this ingenious guard insisted the place is full of rabbits,” plate 5 from La Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“Damn! They are happier than their master.... these bitches of boots... they drink!,” plate 2 from Vulgarités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
D'Arg...., plate 188 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1832
“- Defendant! Do you have any means of living? - Thank you Mr President.... I have quite a good stomach,” plate 4 La Comédie Humaine
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
Departure for Spain. “He will mount! he will not mount! he will mount! and no, he will not mount!!!,” plate 498
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
“- Difficult to imagine that in my days I also was an acclaimed Spanish dancer... nowadays only my castanets are Spanish... what a drag...,” plate 11 from Croquis Dramatiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- Difficult to imagine that in my days I also was an acclaimed Spanish dancer... nowadays only my castanets are Spanish... what a drag...,” plate 11 from Croquis Dramatiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Diogenes and Alcibiades at the Odeon. “- Ah... it's modern....what a man!,” plate 121 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · published January 23, 1846
“- Dire pourtant que mes dahlias continuent encore cette année à être du ponceau le plus vif . . . . malgré tous mes soins, je ne pourrai donc jamais parvenir à leur donner la nuance Boue de Paris !...,” plate 6 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Disadvantage of Marrying a Woman with a So-Called Artistic Talent, plate 77 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- Don't worry, Eleonore... it's nothing, it's just a little wind announcing the arrival of spring,” plate 34 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Don't You Meddle With It!, plate 20
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
“- Driver, driver, you cannot reject me, you have to save my life... bring me back to the races alive! - But come on, Spaniard… be reasonable… you don't have to fear the rain, since you are wearing a coat!…,” plate 2 from Le Carnaval De 1858
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Dup…, plate 171 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1832
DUP..., plate 171 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1832
Early morning visit of a creditor concerning the boots, plate 4 from Émotions Parisiennes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- Eh! my Didine, have we danced enough? - Oh, don't mention it any more, I am completely worn out - Then take off your stockings and get to bed! - Good grief, no.. really, I'm just too tired!,” plate 56 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
El Cid also takes to the field to fight against the Moors, plate 116 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
“Eleven degrees centigrade! Look at how it makes you look! And this is called the year of grace!,” plate 1 from Vulgarités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
Embarcation of a Lady. “Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...,” plate 15 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
Emotions From the Countryside. “- Have to see how the wine grows… haven't never seen it before…,” plate 436 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Emperor Nicolas working in his cabinet, plate 94 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
“- Enough, enough, it's much too tight!! - But not at all, Monsieur, this fabric suits you like a glove!”, plate 5 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
Entrance to the public baths at Deligny, plate 3 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
Even the Planets are Watching with Interest the Arrival of the Famous Comet, plate 9 from La Cométe De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Ever since Mr. Babinet had announced that the sun might disappear from one moment to the next, the Parisians are taking all necessary precautions, even at mid-day, plate 385 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“Everything is Paid for? And We Didn't Insult Anyone… Bye,” plate 31 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“Everything is Paid for? And We Didn't Insult Anyone… Bye,” plate 31 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · published June 4, 1842
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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1837
Family Scene
Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1865
Fatherly Discipline
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851/52
Father Molé bringing New Years gifts to little Thiers, plate 62 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
“- Finally we obtained the division of property between husband and wife... - about time, there was no more money left to divide,” plate 3 from Les Avocats Et Les Plaideurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
"Fire!", plate 35 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
Followers of Mr. Cobden, exercising their peaceful functions, plate 5 from Souvenirs Du Congres De La Paix
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
Former Dandies from the time of the Directory, plate 7 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Four Lawyers
Art Institute of Chicago · 1867/1870
France preparing to get her candidates to pass muster under the measure of standards, plate 73 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1869
Friendship With a Great Chemist is Not Always a Godsend… “I am so sure of my findings that I will now poison my best friend, Mr. Coquardeau, and I will retrieve arsenic in his eyeglasses,” plate 39 from Émotions Parisiennes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
Frightened Woman
Art Institute of Chicago · n.d.
"From your obedient subjects receive on your day of honor these two modest bunches of flowers. They will make you rejoice, since the people of France alone has taken over the costs," plate 486
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
General Mortier, the evening before the battle of Waterloo, plate 456
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
Geogaphic Scarves. "Look Dodolphe, this is really the last sacrifice I'll do for your education... if you still don't get your geography right, it means you are completely clogged up... this time I'll stick your nose into it. To start with, you'll just need to make sure during the first day to only blow your nose in Normandy.... I'll slap you in the face if you blow your nose in the Channel!," plate 89 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
Giving the public the delights of Carpentras, plate 16 from Croquis Musicaux
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
“God! How I loved that fellow there!,” plate 16 from Caricatures Politiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1831
Great revolt of the rats of Montfaucon which don't want their feed to be taken away by scientists, plate 12 from Les Hippophages
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
Great Times for Small Fry..., plate 7 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · published May 29, 1841
Guiz....
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
“Ha! Dammmmmnit wife... how much funnn we had when we were eighteen.... no men no women..... just us people from Auvergne,” plate 5 from Vulgarités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
Hannibal's Crossing. These lofty mountains where the crested snow resembles the white forehead of a giant trembles to forge a road, with a triumphant song Hannibal turned the Alps into cornichon. (Les Occidentals by Mr. Quinet), plate 28 from Histoire Ancienne
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
“- Hard to imagine that one day I might have to trade my crown against a simple hat,” plate 249 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
Having finally found the solution to spend the summer of 1857 in a pleasant way, plate 429 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Having had the unfortunate idea to go take a nap at the water's edge, plate 9 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“Heave-ho!..Heave-ho! Heave-ho!,” plate 179
Art Institute of Chicago · 1832
He delights in the ball, plate 10 from Les Banqueteurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
“He has become a Laaaand-Looooord!,” plate 18 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · published May 14, 1840
“Hello, Angel, always pretty...,” plate 3 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- Hello, neighbour, are you like me? I start to believe we would do well returning to Paris,” plate 1 from La Campagne En Hiver
Art Institute of Chicago · 1865
“- Hello, neighbour... what was all this yelling about... did you see the comet? - I thought I had seen it over there... but then it was just the fire from a chimney... this time we got off with no more than a fright,” plate 3 from La Cométe De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Henri Monnier. (in the role of Joseph Prudhomme) “- Never shall I allow that my daughter becomes the wife of a scribbler!,” plate 1 from Les Artistes Contemporains (Odéon)
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
Herbal Tea. “- Here you are, Monsieur, I thought I'd bring along the entire pack of hay so you can decide yourself about the strength of your tea,” plate 416 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Hercules Tamed By Love. This mischievous God in his triumphant ways subjects all, kings, shepherds, heroes and gays, Alcide interrupts his dreaded exploits and binds him while Omphale overjoys. (Gallant poetry by Monsieur Sauzet), plate 25 from Histoire Ancienne
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
“- Here, Eudoxie, take my bear skin... since from now on I will not have the pleasure any more to wear it, I give it to you to make a muff out of it... This way I have at least the satisfaction of seeing it from time to time”
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
“- Here is the public minister who will say some very unpleasant things to you.... so try to cry a little from one eye at least.... it usually does some good!...,” plate 21 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- Here, my wife, is my daguerreotype portrait which I brought back for you from Paris... - Why didn't you have mine done while you were there... get lost, you egotist!,” plate 28 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- Hey, Baptiste, what are these two shouting for the last hour… I am sure they are fighting! - Oh no, they make such funny movements, that's hilarious… I've got it: the are rehearsing a tragedy which they will perform at the party of Madame Follemèche… Lucky the bourgeois who can afford with his income to enjoy such entertainments… the man is almost as funny as the clown of the Folies-Nouvelles!,” plate 11 from Les Comédiens De Société
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Holiday in the Country. “- Life in the country really isn't all that entertaining, as they all say. - And to think that spring has only just begun,” plate 14 from Ces Bons Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Horticulturists of Nanterre tiptoeing at midnight towards the cactus grandiflorus in order to surprise it in its blossoming, plate 323 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
"- How are you feeling today, Mr. Chapolard? - Madame Pochet, a concierge who knows how to behave, should address her landlord only in the third person. - How can I talk to you in the third person, since you are the first person I am seeing this morning," plate 11 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
“- How do you find this saint there.... I tried to not make him look too conventional.... The bourgeois: - I quite agree, a Saint never should look short winded,” plate 80 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- How do you know that I am a widower? After twenty years of forced labour, not marriage, I am slowly starting to pull myself together again, and there you are, proposing me a second marriage! Ragoulet, would you please stop holding my hand!,” plate 10 from Vulgarités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
“How much I regret. My arms once so strong, my legs never fat and nothing went wrong” (an ancient song), plate 1 from Silhouettes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
“How silly ! Just look how they run. That's what you get when you are at the wrong place. Just you wait! Next time, tell us in advance and we'll take good care of you...,” plate 1 from Émotions Parisiennes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals)
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
How Useful for an Opera Singer to Have a Family, plate 14 from Croquis Dramatiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Husband: “My dear, how about a first kiss on my chin?” The wife (aside): “To think that I am married to this face!,” plate 21 from Moeurs Conjugalesa
Art Institute of Chicago · published March 29, 1840
“- Husbands are really not what a vain people likes to believe!,” plate 3 from Les Divorceuses
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
“- I actually thought a crocodile soup would taste better than that,” plate 7 from La Sopciété D'acclimatation
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“- I am glad that we are not scientists, otherwise Monsieur would also invite us to taste this camel hump he ordered from Algeria… I'd rather enjoy a meal of veal hump!,” plate 8 from La Sopciété D'acclimatation
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“I am living a little high up... but at least I am enjoying a beautiful view,” plate 8 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- I am not afraid for me, but if I think of poor Azor who will perish on the 13th of June... it simply breaks my heart,” plate 8 from La Cométe De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- I am sorry that I did not recognize you right away. I could not distinguish you from all the other roses!,” plate 55 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
“- I bought this ground at 1 franc per square meter, and I'll sell it again at 9 francs. - To whom? - The name does not matter as long as I make 8 francs on the square meter... after all, it's not excessive, a square meter on the Boulevard Montmartre costs 600 francs! - Yes, but this section here is uninhabited. - What do you mean, there are more than 20'000 rabbits living here,” plate 1 from Les Spéculateurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“I can see Monsieur that you are not from Paris. Let me warn you: there are people who look perfectly harmless just like me. They might approach you and rob you!,” plate 21 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
“I don't give a damn about your Miss Sand who prevents women from mending pants and darning socks! ... We must re-establish divorce or suppress those authors!,” plate 6 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“I don't rent to people with children,” plate 14 from Locataires Et Propriétaires
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“I don't want to go into such a deep water...... there are surely big fish in there!,” plate 1 from Enfantillages
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
“- I don't want your credits... the expiration date is on the 15th of June and the world is supposed to end on the 13th,” plate 2 from La Cométe De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- I'd regret if this mode gets to be out of fashion one day... these ladies are doing half of my job!,” plate 438 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
If the Hunter has Cold Hands... the hare doesn't have cold feet, plate 22 from Émotions De Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“- If you only knew how pretty you are!... Pretend you are playing! - stop it.. DO - You don't love me!...SO - I'll' always be yours. ... MI,” plate 6 from Les Musiciens De Paris
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
“- I'll go public with my business.... this is the right moment... I form a company with a capital of 3 Million Francs..... for the production of artifical plums!.... - I can already see you coming, you will ask me for the kernels,” plate 1 from Les Faiseurs D'affaires
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing that really counts is that the horseman feels good,” plate 1 from Croquis Équestres
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“I'm guarding city hall"
Art Institute of Chicago · 1822
“I'm guarding city hall”
Art Institute of Chicago · 1822
“- I'm never calm when I see you go out like this... I am always afraid, Monsieur Moussard, that you may be infidel,” plate 67 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
I'm Not Going in There Anymore! - I Think There are Crayfish Down There..., plate one from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839/42
Impressions From the Vintage. “- What! You are treading bare-foot? - So what… you wouldn't want us to do it in our dancing shoes!,” plate 2 from Croquis D'automne
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
In Bercy. “We are doing everything to avoid that the river Seine overflows... and there are still people who are questioning our good intentions,” plate 321 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“- 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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“Indeed, I don't know what they looked like at Austerlitz, but they could hardly have looked any better,” plate 7 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
"I never give a tip to the waiter... it encourages celibacy," plate 1 from Les Habitués Des Cafés
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
“- I never laughed so much as at the funeral of Bourdin's daughter.......” (Henri Monnier), plate 303 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
In front of Meissonnier's paintings, plate 3 from Le Public Du Salon
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
“- In my opinion: as long as there are Indians populating India... - But what do you want to replace them with?… - With Auvergnats… they settle everywhere!,” plate 451 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
“- Inspite of all their assertions that their guns are only loaded with small shots, it is nonetheless annoying to be aimed at the head like this for three consecutive hours... I tremble at the thought that they might dream of an encounter with a rabbit...,” plate 13 from Émotions De Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
Insurrection against husbands is proclaimed as being the first and holiest duty in life!, plate 1 from Les Femmes Socialistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
In Tangiers. “- Sublime Majesty... the Spanish are coming... in order to frighten them off I took the liberty to fully open your umbrella as a sign of your greatness! - Leave me alone with my umbrella, Belboul.... I would rather like to have an umbrella protecting me from their bullets,” plate 115 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · November 14, 1859
In the bell section, plate 27 from L'exposition Universelle
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
In the manner of Henry IV, from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
“- I really don't see why we shouldn't be nominated members of the surveillance council one of these days..... after all it isn't that difficult to look dignified... how about a pose like this?,” plate 2 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“- I really gave you a good dressing down... - And I didn't mince matters in my reply.... - We were both excellent... - We were superbe. It's really only in the Palace of Justice that people know how to argue and call each other all kinds of names without really getting angry...,” plate 8 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“I say to myself: would anybody imagine that we are coming from the Rue des Lombards?... We really don't look like confectioners at all,” plate 2 from Coquetry
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
"Is my Wife at home? Yes, monsieur, and your cousin too...," plate 4 from Tout ce qu'on voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- Isn't he cute like that, Dodore... with a little bit of cleaning up, he is just not the same child any more!...,” plate 37 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- Isn't it marvellous to have a son who is a lawyer... what an honour for the family... Adolph, I want you to remain dressed like that all day long!...,” plate 21 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
"Is this your dog here?," plate 20 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · November 4, 1847
"It fits you like a glove!," plate 34 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
It is Inconvenient to Rent an Apartment Close to the River, plate 13 from Locataires et Propriétaires
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“It is war! ...Everyone for himself!,” plate 460
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
It Naples. - The Commission of Bastonnades During Their Delicate Job. “- It took a while to convince this one to yell: "LONG LIVE THE KING!"... but finally we got to the bottom... and now he is completely in favour of the Government..,” plate 213 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
“- It really shouldn't be allowed to return from Bercy in a state like this.... an established man like you.... I am so unhappy, my God! - What's wrong?...after all, I like the water.... am I not allowed to like the water anymore?,” plate 4 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“- It seems that the sea serpent has reappeared in the Indian Ocean!... - Oh, my God... is it possible!... - Of course it's possible if I tell you that it has been printed like that in the Constitutionnel!...,” plate 20 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- It's just because he's your friend, and because he has been introduced to me by you that I will let him subscribe to the last 20 shares of my colossal newspaper the EUROPEAN.... it will be a gold mine, and one day, he will thank you properly for it,” plate 7 from Les Amis
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- It's nippy, Mr. Galimard, it's nippy!... - Allow me to say that at 8 degrees the rivers and the noses are frozen...,” plate 39 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
“- It's really quite flattering to have one's portrait exhibited at the Salon,” plate 7 from Le Salon de 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
It’s strange: nothing is picking up at the stock exchange, not even the chestnut trees!, plate 520 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“- It's useless to show you my apartment. We are not renting out to mothers with children,” plate 1 from Les Portiers De Paris
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“- I want to go on this ship with you at once, Papa, my nanny said that the deluge will come again, and the only ones who will be saved, will be the animals on the ark of Mr. Leviathan!,” plate 484 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“- I was told to go to the cold batha to lose weight. - You don't say, I was just told the opposite. - Maybe they are good for everything this year! - True for everything, except cleanliness," plate 39 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
"- I wonder why this beast is following me all the time... I'll happily be paying 6 sous to jump on a bus," plate 1 from Émotions De Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1854
“- I would have bet on it… instead of taking him to see Séraphin you take him to a drama.... it's bad enough for adults already, poor little thing!... - Don't worry Madame, this is the way children are enjoying themselves,” plate 34 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
“- I would have so much loved to make him a butcher too... now I am forced to make him a lawyer,” plate 467 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
“- Just 15 cents for a full bath.... what a deal!,” plate 12 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
Just like Sisyphus, plate 27 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1869
“- Just look at that! the train that's about to pass is lucky to have a narrow escape.... the whole affair would have blown up if I hadn't noticed in time... - What is it then, what is it? - Why, it's obvious, a needle has been placed right on the rail... luckily I saw it in just in time!,” plate 1 from Les Chemins De Fer
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“Just you wait, I'm going to show you who is the teacher here...,” plate 11 from Professeurs Et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Landscape painters at work, plate 309 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
Landscape Painters at Work, plate 309 from Souvenirs d'artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
Lannes, plate 519
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
“- Listen... I saw a hare over there... - Was that a long time ago? - Not at all... it was less than three months ago...,” plate 2 from Croquis De Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Looking at the Painting of Manet. “- Why the devil is this fat, red-faced woman in her nightdress called Olympia? - But my dear, perhaps that's the name of the black cat," plate 9 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier
Art Institute of Chicago · 1865
Looking for an Overnight Accommodation on the Eighth of July, plate 5 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“Look! See how his eyes are on the saveloys and the ham.... it seems we like Papa's job?..... my little piglet!,” plate 51 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
Louis-Philippe, Last King if the French 1848. Design for a medal to be manufactured by the National Mint
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
Madame Cabassol going for a romantic stroll in the botanical gardens together with the youngest friend of her husband's. Sudden encounter with the latter not far from a stag, plate 4 from Les Amis
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
Madame Greluche: “Oh, Gustave, how good! A real soothing warmth! Look at our son Loulou; the cute face he makes!” Mr. Greluche: "And Pyramus, he is afraid, afraid like a dog. If you only knew what he is doing right now, the little rascal,” plate 4 from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals,” plate 2 from Croquis Aquatiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1854
“- Madeleine, how could you ever accept a piece of meat like this one? - Madame, the butcher told me that the meat commerce will be free, therefore he took the liberty of giving me this piece,” plate 463 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Main Staircase of the Palace of Justice. Front view, plate 36 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
Malbroug s'en va-t-en Guerre...
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
Man Overboard! “- Harpoon him more firmly!.... we can't get him otherwise! And you, hold his legs up in the air, that's very important.... There is nothing in the world that makes you catch a cold faster than by getting your feet wet,” plate 14 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
Marie Louise Charlotte Philippine Pairie, prostitute, licensed by the police
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
Marius At Carthage. Soldier, say to the senate that in my noble poverty I have taken for a chair a ruin And if I were in Sylla I would not be sitting here. (Pun attributed to M. Cousin), plate 35 from Histoire Ancienne
Art Institute of Chicago · published November 13, 1842
Marriage of "L'époque" and "Le Constitutionnel". Bilboquet: “- Honourable couple, I hereby unite you and bless you. Go and grow in format and may your almanacs multiply!,” plate 125 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Masks of 1831, plate 143 from La Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1832
“- May the devil get the inventor of all these New Year's presents!” Reflection of a sensitive, generous but tormented Parisian father, plate 476 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Meanwhile They Keep on Insisting that She Has Never Been Better, plate 183 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1872
Miss Etienne-Mona-Lisa-Cunégonde-Silly Goose of the Constitutionnel, indignate, choking and over-ornate at the performance of Anthony in which the mischievous Dumas had the indecency of scoffing at the noble family Silly Goose of the Constitutionnel..., plate 385
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
“- Mister butcher, I wish you a happy and healthy New Year… - What? This is going to be a nice one, this 1858… every grocer around the corner will be able to sell my mutton!…,” plate 481 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Monsieur Arthur: “- Oh Pamela! I am burning with love for you!” The husband herbalist: “- A mallow... of the family of Malvaceae... a sedative... I don't believe my friend Arthur has this specimen in the herbarium he asked me to build for him,” plate 2 from Croquades
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
Monsieur Babinet decides to personally shut down the sun in order for his predictions to be fulfilled, plate 386 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Monsieur Filochard, ex shopkeeper, retired, feels the need of passing on his bust in marble to even remotest posterity, plate 68 from Les Bons bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- Monsieur, I quit your service, I am going home... I don't want to be here when the world ends,” plate 4 from La Cométe De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“Monsieur, Monsieur, here's your handkerchief. Madame has put some Eau de Cologne on it and she said you should ask at the Guard whether you might get a foot warmer,” plate 47 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
More marvels from the diamond hypnotist. Or, how to make the ladies pose in society in exhausting and not very gracious positions, plate 137 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1860
“- Mr. Alfred Cabassol! You are the only one in the class who succeeded to get through the entire week without blowing your nose into your sleeve. Please stand to receive this prize of honour for cleanliness,” plate 6 from Professeurs Et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Mr. Arlépaire.., plate 280 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Baill.., plate 312 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Barthe, plate 294 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Benjamin Dudessert, plate 287 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Choiseul, (called le Duc), plate 502
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
“- 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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1864
Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling not well at all, plate 387 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Mr. D'argo .., plate 292 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. De Rign, plate 333 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Dupin in His Little Shoes. Once Mr. Dupin noticed that one started a heated discussion about the reform of the election laws, he considered it the right moment to show himself at Clamecy, plate 123 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
Mr. Étien...., plate 283 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Fulchir.., plate 273 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Guiz.., plate 340 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Hume fantasizing about Julius Caesar polishing his boots, plate 388 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Mr. Jean-Joseph-Chaboulard... first prize for good health!, plate 28 from Professeurs et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Mr. Joliv...., plate 346 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Joliv...., plate 346 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Mer
Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1858
Mr. Pot De Naz.., plate 270 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Prudhomme dedicating his son to the new God of the Parisians, plate 366 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly.” Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions nautiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly. Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions Nautiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
Mr. Prune, plate 288 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Prune, plate 288 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Sébast ...., plate 281 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
Mr. Vieux-Niais, plate 278 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
“- My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot.... We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged.... He is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces,” plate 1 from Les Amis
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- My dear friend, you really don't look very well this morning. I am not speaking to you as a doctor, but as a friend. I must insist in treating you.... better than I would treat myself. I am going to apply 30 leeches to your belly and if by tomorrow you have not improved, I'll apply another sixty,” plate 8 from Les Amis
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“My dear man... it is really quite impossible for me to take on your case.... you are missing the most important piece of evidence.... (apart from) the cash to pay my fees,” plate 20 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
"- My God! Madame Bombec, what happened to you? - Don't mention it, my dear, it's horrible. The world is going from bad to worse, I would rather be janitor at the botanical garden! You know that Bézuchet from the fifth floor, the one that always insists that her good-for-nothing daughter who is fat around the hips has become..... I only replied: Ah, well! - And that's the person who… - Of course, even a blind man can see that!,” plate 30 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
“- My graft of a cherry slip on an apricot tree really didn't take.... strange, ... after all, I followed exactly the instructions in the 'Manual of Useful Knowledge,'” plate 7 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“My sister was saying yesterday, she thinks you are just too ugly!,” plate 37 from Croquis D 'expressions
Art Institute of Chicago · published November 22, 1838
Nadar Elevating Photography to the Heights of Art, plate 367 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
Neighborhood nymphs, come discreet nymphs Laboulie in these places arrayed with his glasses, Shows himself to your glances in uncovered masses A young journalist who, leaving the unsullied water having hardly given his signature Dries his fine torso in the sun, plate 5 from Idylles Parlementairesa
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
New Entertainment at the Parisian Evening Parties. The spirit of Mr. Hume shaving the beard of Monsieur de St. Potard and undoing the hair of Madame Coffignon, plate 8 from Ces Bons Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
New patented umbrella, with an improved spring system, to swiftly open at the slightest touch.(please refer to our advertisement in the matter), plate 33 from Émotions Parisiennes
Art Institute of Chicago · published 1842
New Year's Day. The Chinese, following an old and respectable tradition invented by a confectioner, never fail to begin the year by offering to all their acquaintances chestnuts and other small presents. They kiss each other with pursed lips, but would rather tear each other apart. On this memorable day in Beijing alone 300'000 kilos of sweets and 200'000 kilos of gingerbread will be devoured. No wonder that on January 2nd all the little Chinese have a colic. But who cares.... next year they'll be again filled up with the same colic enhancing stuff always under the pretext of "traditional duty", plate 25 from Voyage En Chine
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- No matter how much I rock him, it is impossible to make him fall asleep,” plate 105 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1866
“- Now I understand why this chap was so quiet all the time..... instead of reading quietly in his Greek dictionary, he was indulging in a novel...!!,” plate 22 from Professeurs and Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- 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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
Oedipe. “- When my sword cut into his bleeding heart - You are trembling Madame - It was then that the world was falling apart,” plate ten from Physionomies tragiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
“Oh blast! I don't seem to be able to tie a knot!” plate 4 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- 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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1865
Oh Blast! ... the grapes really aren't good this year!, plate 24 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- Oh, here you are..... what do you have there?..... - Let's not talk about it.... we are having guests, and I just did my shopping,” plate 6 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
"Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!," plate 27 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
“- Oh, Madame Chaboulard, I wonder what will happen in the twelve months to come... the New Year starts on a Friday! … - I don't care, I am not superstitious… I only believe in the number 13 and in spiders!,” plate 477 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“- Oh, my friend... I am afraid of these people there. - And rightly so... they are quite vicious, they beat their women and make them have black children!,” plate 101 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
"- Oh my God, Mama, mama!........ For heaven's sake..... my daughter, my daughter!!!," plate 26 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
One of the Disadvantages of Living in the Basement. “Look, here are some more that grew last night...,” plate 15 from Croquis Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
On the Champs-Elysées. Tasting of the industrial products of different brewers, plate 18 from L'exposition Universelle
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
Open air exhibition of provincials coming to Paris to see the palace of industry, plate 31 from L'Exposition Universelle
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
“- Open up..... it's me.... the veal-stew!,” plate 17 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
“- Our boat let go the anchor and has drifted away.... we're stuck on this lonely island like Robinson Crusoe... and without anything to eat and no parrot... - That's true.... and I really don't know what to eat, once I have devoured you, poor Cabassol!,” plate 5 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“Overloaded! It is going to burst!,” plate 67 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1867
“- Oysters at 25 sous a dozen, horrible!... Even if you gave me 100 sous to eat half a dozen, I would not allow myself such an expense,” plate 18 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1866
Paid By the Minute. “- Driver, you are hardly moving! - Driver, you are not moving at all!,” plate 447 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“Pardon me, Mayor.... would you please be so kind to tell me whether swimming is allowed here?,” plate 25 from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
Parisians already taking their precautions to avoid being roasted by the comet, plate 410 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Parisians looking forward to some fun. Queuing up for two hours in front of any theater in town, plate 1 from Les Bons Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
Parisians who will never be placed under surveillance of the secret police, plate 12 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Past Midnight, plate 19 from Locataires et Propriétaires
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Philosophical Contemplations of a Lover of Silent Pleasures. To float on the back for an hour in a quiet tributary of the Marne with little water, some water lilies and lots of frogs: that's what makes a man happy!, from Les Baigneurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1864
Physiognomy of the Stock Exchange. The despair of the baissier and the triumph of the haussier - or crying and laughing, plate 440 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“- Please no exaggerations in this article which goes to all the newspapers. Write only that our pupil Greluchot has received fourteen prizes and that there is no doubt that the Institute Bilboquet is the finest in all of Paris!,” plate 27 from Professeurs Et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Poor young man! Just one more letter and his moral situation would become perfectly clear, plate 1 from Sentimens Et Passionsa
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
Porcelain figure from China (taken from the private collection of Mr. Charles Philipon), plate 416
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
Proposal for improvement for the theatres in Paris, which will not fail to have its effect during the dog days, plate 4 from Croquis d’Été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
Quien...ces Parisiennes qui s'moquiont de nous
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Quite embarrassing not to remember where one has hidden the wolf traps, plate 44 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Ratapoil and Casmajou. The most active members of the philanthropic society of December 10: the portraits are drawn from nature and are of striking similarity, plate six from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
Reading the newspaper in the family circle
Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1835
“Regular little drunk, he is!... he swallows it down like milk! Poor little darling... he is just like his father!,” plate 42 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
Relaxation during the dog days, plate 33 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
Result of the Demolishing of Buildings in Paris. “- After all, this is where I used to live.... and I can't even find my wife anymore,” plate 55 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1852
Rifolard opens the ball and executes a bold dancing step forward, which receives widespread praise, plate 5 from Les Banqueteurs
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
Robbed! Empty-Pocket Street..., plate 13 from Émotions Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
Robert Macaire, dentist. “- Damnit Doctor, you pulled out two good teeth and left the two bad ones. - (Robert Macaire aside) Devil!!! … (loud) Of course.... And for a good reason: there will be enough time to pull out the bad ones. The good ones surely would have caused you pain in due time. A dental plate however will not hurt you and is very fashionable right now. Everybody is wearing it, plate 57 from Caricaturana
Art Institute of Chicago · 1838/39
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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
Rue Transnonain, on April 15, 1834, October 2, 1834, plate 24 from L’Association mensuelle
Art Institute of Chicago · October 2, 1834
Run-Off Elections. “- Will she invite me for a second waltz?,” plate 114 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1869
Sappho's Death. “Young ladies, you see where love leads us Under our feet so dainty and small The wretched chasm of an abyss Into which we eventually fall,” plate 49 from Histoire Ancienne
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
“- Say then, Madme. Giboulard … don't you agree that it is not very pleasant for women of our gender, to come down like this everyday, cleaning the gutters of St. Honoré … - That's true, Madame Chaffarou, but we can also praise ourselves of being the only ones to embellish Paris!,” plate 75 from Caricatures Du Jour
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
Scylla and Charybds, plate 44 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1869
Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers
Art Institute of Chicago · published March 29, 1849
Sense of Hearing. “- Wake up Nini!.... I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child's name nor mine is Adolphe!,” plate 41 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- Should be a great performance today, Mr.Galuchet... - I should think so... A murder case with a rape thrown in...,” plate 31 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
Sight, plate 39 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · August 4, 1839
Siméon, plate 521
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
"- Since he is now part of the family, he must also have his portrait taken", plate 269 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“- Sire! Lisbon has been captured. - aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
“- Sire! Lisbon has been captured. - aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
“- Sir, I would like to subscribe for the earth quake at Batignolles..... here are two Francs.... but put in properly my name and address in your newspaper, Rigolard - Philanthropist, stationer at rue St. Honoré 345, offering clocks and statues by Dantan, Bohemian glass, English riding sticks, German chemical matches and generally everything that does not really concern this matter,” plate 6 from Les Philantropes Du Jour
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
“Sir . . . Sir . . . Siiir . . . Christ, it’s annoying to have the runs when the supervisor is supervising!,” plate 13 from Professors and Rascals
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- Sir, you who are so good, can't you get me small position?.... I am able to furnish you the best references on my honesty.... - You have always remained honest?... But in that case, my worthy man, why the devil have you come to me? You ought to know that I concentrate all my business and all my charities on this highly interesting class of freed convicts! Why don't you go and steal something or at least kill a bit... and once you are out of Toulon-prison, come and see me... I'll be delighted to offer you a helping hand!,” plate 19 from Les Philantropes Du Jour
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
Sketches From Le Havre. The well dressed gentleman: “- I am leaving for California.” The poorly dressed gentleman: “- That's where I just came from,” plate 239 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1851
Smell, plate 38 from Types Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- So even if I admit, between us, that I stole Father Jerome's watch, you won't drop my case? - My dear thief, you really don't understand my position... if there were no offenders there would hardly be any lawyers.... Now that I know you are guilty, I will work on your alibi...,” plate 28 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
“- So, Gringalet from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine ...... try again now to make sheep's eyes at her,” plate 27 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · published October 28, 1845
Some artists are taking advantage of this year's permission to exhibit more than three paintings, plate 400 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
“So this is what's called following the stream of life..... to be compelled to march lockstep with such a fool!,” plate 52 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
Sou..., plate 172 from Célébrités de la Caricature
Art Institute of Chicago · 1831
“- So we have stolen the balloon of Mr. Green?,” plate 31 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319
Art Institute of Chicago · 1833
“- 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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1864
Strange.. this is what the French call "Chinois,” plate 21 from En Chine
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
Study of Reverence for the Quadrille of the Lancers, plate 380 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
Subscribers Tyring to Cope with Their Paper, plate 115 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
“- Sue him.....sue him..... That would be a good trick to play on your neighbour... it would eat up all his savings, at least 100 écus.... - Yes but I would also have to eat into my savings and I really have no appetite for that....,” plate 29 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
- Taken by her operetta part, Madame de St. Chalumeau is shouting so loud that she does not notice the bellowing of her child, plate 13 from Les Comédiens De Société
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
“- Taxi Monsieur? Taxi? - I don't even have enough to walk,” plate 8 from Émotions De Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
“- Tell me, mayor, what are communists? - You know, Pierre, communists are people who want to have everything in common with every Frenchman: the money, the work, and the land. - Well, in my opinion there is one thing they seem to be lacking: common sense,” plate 42 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
“- Tell me, my friend, all the people who walk in this area turn around... could it be that this is the politician's district?,” plate 66 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
“- Tell me, my good man, is this the buffet?... it looks quite appetizing to me, I wouldn't mind having something....,” plate 19 from L'exposition Universelle
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
Temptation, plate 453
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
“- That's quite alright... isn't asphalt a marvellous invention?,” plate 1 from Paris L'hiver
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
“That will do the job!,” plate 91 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1870
The Actor: “- It's obvious that it is hot out there... only three spectators in the audience... should we really start?” The Director: “- And one of them is the refreshments vendor ... quickly raise the curtain before he has a chance to leave,” plate 1 from Paris L'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
The Advantage of Sharing the Fresh Air on an Italian Terrace Together with a Great Number of Insects, plate 42 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
The Amateur Guitarist. Defying everyone's yawns, As he sings his puny verse, He would sing a parlor-song, On the ruins of the universe...,” plate 4 from Monomanes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
The Ass and Two Thieves, plate 75 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
Theater Plays in Beijing. The love for the theater in Beijing is reaching almost absurd dimensions, and strangely enough in all the plays it is about whether Mr. Alfred will marry Miss Josephine. There is no better proof for the stupidity of the Chinese people caused by opium, because they don't even realise that they see the same play every night and they stand in line in front of different theaters every day, worried that Miss Josephine marries Mr. Oscar without them attending the touching wedding ceremony, plate 27 from Voyage En Chine
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The Aztecs before the scientists, plate 211 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
The Bath at 4 Sous, plate 29 from Croquis D'été
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
The Bath Tub Cars. “- Say, Jerome....did you see these travellers yesterday who complained about our cars under the pretext that the rain inconvenienced them? - For only 7 Francs they traveled to Orléans, including a four hour bath.... there are people who are never content! Next they will want us to serve them an almond-paté as part of the bargain... and then they don't even give a sou to the boy who cleans the bath tub,” plate 10 from Les Chemins De Fer
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
The Bluestocking's Husband. “Monsieur, my wife has been inspired since this morning: it is impossible to see her. As you can see, I have to give my full attention to the fruit of our most recent collaboration!,” plate 46 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
The Bourgeois and His Tailor, plate 5 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
The Collector of Cigar Stubs. “When will these buggers finally have finished smoking! They're bailiff's clerks; they smoke until the ashes are left. No way to squeeze a centime out of them,” plate 4 from Bohémiens De Paris
Art Institute of Chicago · 1841
The Comedian of the Group, plate 13 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
The Cotton Gown Falls, Man Remains, and the Calf Fades (J.B. Rousseau), plate 10 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
“- The Court, having weighed the evidence and apportioned the advantage accruing from the dereliction, abrogates the appeal and all similar procedures, discharges the appellant and amends the judgement of the lower Court in respect to the costs of th respondent, with the exception of a forfeiture payment to Advocate Bizotin in respect of the final judgement, and hereby dismisses both parties as aforementioned. - My God, what a verdict..... my lawyer will ask for at least seventy five francs to explain this to me.....,” plate 4 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The danger of being caught in a steeple chase, plate 12 from Pastorales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The danger of wearing hoopskirts during a sudden spring storm, plate 26 from La Crinolomanie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The day of the great parade, plate 6 from Les Papas
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
The defense compliments the talent of the prosecution, while the Attorney General admires the eloquence of the defense. The judge applauds both of them and everybody is satisfied, except he accused, plate 16 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
The Descent of the Courtille in 1855, plate 165 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
The Despair of the Butcher. “- Just imagine: Anybody can establish himself as a butcher! Ah! There are moments when I feel like taking my meat chopper and cutting myself in two halves like a simple veal,” plate 458 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Diamond Hypnotist. A new pastime at evening parties - or how to have fun and get someone to squint, without getting into trouble, plate 134 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
The Disadvantage of Buying a Newspaper That is Publishing the News Twelve Hours Before the others. “- How come I buy your paper and cannot find the news of today? - Sir, today's news was in yesterday's paper,” plate 139 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
The disadvantage of having servants who have previously served at Mr. Duprez', plate 65 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Art Institute of Chicago · 1850
The disadvantage of shooting at young partridges with the new explosive bullets of Devisme, plate 17 from Émotions De Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of an Exhibition of Paintings, plate 5 from Salon De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of an Exhibition of Paintings, plate 5 from Salon De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
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
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
The Dormitory of a Distinguished Boarding School, plate 14 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals)
Art Institute of Chicago · 1846
The Drunkard
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
The Election Hoax. “My dear friend... do not think that I have come to ask you for your vote. I respect the independence of opinion too much for that. It is the Baroness who said to me: " Go see that poor Galouzet, tell his little wife that she is neglecting me and that I am angry with her for that. Ask about their lovely children, and say that I absolutely insist on having them over for dinner,” plate 1 from Les Carottes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
The Embroiderer. An example of the errors, nature sometimes makes in labeling the sexes. Just as one sees the would-be women who wear pants, some kind of a moustache, who play a cornet or the bass-viol, or who compose humanitarian novels, in the same way one finds men who play the harp, hemstitch neckerchiefs, do embroidering with their hands, and, who in a case of emergency know how to do a little cooking, plate 2 from Monomanes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
The Emperor of Morocco in Consultation With the Famous Magician Desbarolles. “- This small line here indicates to me that you are going to get a royal thrashing!,” plate 126 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1859
The Engagement of an Artist. “- So you want an engagement in my theatre..... very well Mademoiselle...... since you are so pretty, it will be 1200 Francs.... that's of course what you will be paying me each year! - I accept... under the condition that I will not get a raise!,” plate 72 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The Evening of the National Holiday. It never fails... you go out to see the fireworks, and all you get is waterworks!, plate 20 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · published August 21, 1844
The Evening of the National Holiday. It never fails... you go out to see the fireworks, and all you get is waterworks!, plate 20 from The Best Days in Life
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
The First Dance Lession, from Les Papas
Art Institute of Chicago · 1848
The Friends of Peace - Result of a Speech By Coquerel. On leaving the ward of Saint Cécilia, a member of the peace congress decided to start general disarmament, plate 7 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
The Good Grandmother, plate 55
Art Institute of Chicago · 1835
The Gown Falls, Man Remains, and the Legs are Shaking. (J.B. Rousseau), plate 10 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · published October 18, 1840
The Grape Gatherer, from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
The Grenelle Wells. The director Mr. Mulot and his son finally reaching the end of their work, crossing their arms and putting their hands into their pockets and congratulating themselves that posterity will not be able to reproach them of not having produced clean water, plate 46 from Caricatures Du Jour
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
The Gust of Wind. “- Oh blast! I've lost my hat! - Don't worry.... since it is waterpoof.... you won't have a problem reclaiming it at Rouen!,” plate 17 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
The Gust of Wind. “- Oh blast! I've lost my hat! - Don't worry.... since it is waterpoof.... you won't have a problem reclaiming it at Rouen!,” plate 17 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
The Honours of the Pantheon, plate 433
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
The hunted hunter, plate 4 from La Chasse
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
The husband wants him to look at his hot-bed, the friend only dreams of seeing his wife, plate 3 from Les Amisa
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The Illustrated Rebus. “- Singular! I cannot guess the rebus in today's Charivari! - I think I have one word - I have several words - I have it all! I must run and tell my wife,” plate 39 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The Inconvenience of Having His Hair Curled. “Oh blast.... look here, watch out... you are burning me.... I am meeting someone, and I want you to make me look good....... but in order to declare my burning passion, I don't need to smell scorched!,” plate 31 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
The inconvenience of leaving the train even only for a moment and for any pretext whatsoever, plate 29 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
The Influence of the Peace Congress. “Oh you scoundrels, you are fighting again... you still don't know that man should live in peace and be master of himself,” plate 8 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1849
The Interior of a Family on January 2 - or the Danger of Consuming Immoderately Non-Hygienic Sweets, plate 62 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1853
The Jayotype. "- Mr. Jay: The gentleman is married? - The gentleman: Certainly, but how the devil did you know that? - Mr. Jay: Oh, its that this instrument is perfect, that no curve of the head, no bump on the forehead can escape it. - The gentleman: How ingenious!," plate 60 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
The lawyer becomes sick, a last resort when his case is beginning to also look sick, plate 30 from Les Gens De Justice
Art Institute of Chicago · 1847
The Legislative belly. View of the ministerial benches in the Improstituted House of 1834, plate 18 from L’Association mensuelle
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
The Lesson of the Professor, plate five from Les Comédiens de Société
Art Institute of Chicago · 1858
The Loose Head, plate 427
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
The Madeleine-Bastille Bus Line. A trifle, a nothing... and the bus is full
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
The mother of Eros (not to be confounded with Venus), plate 10 from Croquis Dramatiques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Mountebanks. “- Oh Maître Bilboquet, we have had it... these clowns will steal our show! Don't you worry, Gringaillet, they're no competition, they are just comedians!,” from Les Saltimbanques
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
The New Blockhouses. “- No more rent to pay, Monsieur Vautour... and we are no longer afraid of the janitor..... in our chalets we are all Swiss,” plate 332 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
The New Fashion. Which is the man, which is the woman?... make your guess if you can and choose if you dare, plate 270 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
The New Neapolitan Buffoon. “- Polichinelle, Polichinelle, you have cudgelled the others long enough... now it's your turn. We will bring you to reason...,” plate 221 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
The New Neapolitan Buffoon. Receiving the congratulations of the DEVIL instead of being carried off by him, plate 229 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1855
The New Paris. How fortunate for those in a hurry that the avenues have been widened!!!, plate 301 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1862
The Novice Sailor. “Devil... rowing is much more difficult than I thought! And to really enjoy myself I would rather stick peas.,” plate 19 from Les Canotiers Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1843
The Opening Night! “What! Even my porter offers me flowers!... Bless my soul, this comedy will cost me a fortune... I begin to regret that it hasn't been hissed off the stage altogether,” plate twelve from Les beaux jours de la vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
The Ox-Elephant, a new and very promising breed. Unfortunately still beyond the financial possibilities of the average citizen.... price: 30'000 francs, plate 5 from L'exposition Des Animaux
Art Institute of Chicago · 1856
The Pamela Hat. “You are perfectly right Madame to adopt this ravishing form of a new hat...... especially from the side it matches beautifully your physiognomy.....!,”plate 76 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The Parisians don't quite trust the assurances of Monsieur Babinet and insist on lying in wait for the comet, plate 394 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · May 1, 1857
The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Past, the Present, the Future, plate 349
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
The Pleasures of Fishing. “- You are always in such a rush - Good God, we only just got here at noon and it is now only a quarter past five - Just give me a little more time, I am sure I'll end by catching one,” plate 50 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
The Print Collector
Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1860
The pupils of the Institute Pascareau are trying their new school uniform which makes them look a little like the great Napoleon and a lot like little newspaper boys, plate 25 from Professeurs Et Moutards
Art Institute of Chicago · published May 16, 1846
The Reappearance of the Tritons of the Sea, plate 412 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Reappearance of the Tritons of the Sea, plate 412 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Reappearance of the Tritons of the Sea, plate 412 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Recruiting Board. “Isn't it a glorious sight: these noble young Frenchmen full of ardour, strength and elegance ready to defend their honour under the flags of Mars,” plate 35 from Caricatures Du Jour
Art Institute of Chicago · 1842
“There goes my wife!! Oh, the wretch, while I'm having a shave she's making a cuckold of me!,” plate 22 from Moeurs Conjugales
Art Institute of Chicago · 1840
The Rendez-Vous. “- Madame Eudoxie Blancminet? - That's me, Monsieur... what can I do for you?,” plate 44 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845
The Repose of France, plate 417
Art Institute of Chicago · 1834
The Restaurant at the Exhibition. “- No clients at all… aren't these people hungry? - I guess that the hungry ones are eating the snacks they were offered,” plate 3 from Le Salon De 1857
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Return of the Oyster Season. “- I could eat twelve dozens of them… just imagine that there are people who don't like oysters… - They just have no self respect…,” plate 53 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · published March 31, 1845
“There you are, my dear.... and now I bet you'll be going after other girls....,” plate 1 from Coquetterie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1839
The Salesman's Hoax. – A Design Out of Fashion. "This kind of fabric has a delightful shade; Madame is the first to whom I have shown it.... all our young women are going to tear each other apart for it. What a charming design.... it would look marvellous on such an elegant form.... you absolutely need this, Madame," plate 2 from Les Carottes
Art Institute of Chicago · 1844
These are the joys of horseback racing, plate 411 from Actualités
Art Institute of Chicago · 1857
The Shirt Maker. “Sir, I have tailored here for you the best that is presently available..... with a shirt of my making one can present oneself in no matter what Salon and one will always be the best dressed man of the party,” plate 67 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie
Art Institute of Chicago · 1845