“- 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

Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

“- Your suit fits.... I'll borrow it from you... only, please close the door, I can feel a draft on my back. - Oh blast, the door is shut,..... but you just opened the only suit I have,” plate 5 from Les Amis

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

– 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

“Hello, Angel, always pretty...,” plate 3 from Coquetterie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Baliverneries Parisiennes: Ah! Monsieu Radiguet

Paul Gavarni

“- Well yes, it's true, the daughter of Mame Chopin got married yesterday with the son of Durand. I just talked to the young man and from what he told me (in full confidence), she must have had some strange ones before him…,” plate 6 from Les Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The Tuileries Gardens. “- No smoking here, Sir! - You mean in the garden?,” plate 10 from Le Chapitre Des Interprétations

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

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

Masks and faces

Paul Gavarni