"- Since he is now part of the family, he must also have his portrait taken", plate 269 from Actualités

“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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Painters and the bourgeois

Honoré Daumier, Charles Maurand, François Louis Schmied

Dire que je vais être prochainement exposé..., from L'Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, April 5, 1859

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

You who have made portraits of our fathers... would you make them of their children?

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

Votre tableau me plairait aussi...., from Les Bons Bourgeois, published in Le Charivari, October 12, 1846

Honoré Daumier, Aubert et Cie, Aubert et Cie

The Old Bachelor's Valentine (valentine)

Unknown Artist

Les Partageuses: Thursday you dined at Vachette's

Paul Gavarni

Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

‘I Bring You Sad Tidings’

Christiaan Andriessen

“- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“Yes, it is Leonidas...... No Question, it is Leonidas!” (The happy father deems it appropriate to be moved by recognizing Leonidas), plate 100 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier