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

“Oh blast! I don't seem to be able to tie a knot!” plate 4 from Coquetterie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“Indeed, I don't know what they looked like at Austerlitz, but they could hardly have looked any better,” plate 7 from Coquetterie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Three months ago, the Count sat model like that.... nowadays there is no more similarity..... everything seems to be wrong,” plate 40 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

How I Lost My Whiskers

Charles Samuel Keene

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

Revers des Médailles

Paul Gavarni

A Kettledrum in Mayfair

George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier

The Old Bachelor's Valentine (valentine)

Unknown Artist

“- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Caporal et Chemisier

Paul Gavarni

The First Dance Lession, from Les Papas

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Interior

Mariano Fortuny