“Eleven degrees centigrade! Look at how it makes you look! And this is called the year of grace!,” plate 1 from Vulgarités

Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

– Good Lord, what has happened to you? – Hush! It's a trick I invented in order to avoid giving New Year's presents, from "News of the day"

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse

“- You must come to have dinner, my wife will eat in town.. it is just us two men! - Ah, the Devil! I have a terrible headache (aside) and his wife is waiting for me!,” plate 7 from Vulgarités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Are you coming to announce victory?... hurry up and give me the details!....,” plate 77 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Vous l'avez emporté, mon cher, nommé à l'unanimite!

Jules Platier

“- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

You find spring too cold this year... next year you will perhaps find it too hot, from "News of the day"

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse

“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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

"- 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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Revers des médailles: Moi qui vous parle

Paul Gavarni