“- 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

“- 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

“- 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

Baliverneries Parisiennes

Paul Gavarni

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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

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

Jules Platier

“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

“- 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

“- So we have stolen the balloon of Mr. Green?,” plate 31 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni