“- Difficult to imagine that in my days I also was an acclaimed Spanish dancer... nowadays only my castanets are Spanish... what a drag...,” plate 11 from Croquis Dramatiques

“- Difficult to imagine that in my days I also was an acclaimed Spanish dancer... nowadays only my castanets are Spanish... what a drag...,” plate 11 from Croquis Dramatiques

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Dire que dans mon temps, moi aussi..., from Croquis Parisiens, published in Le Charivari, January 24, 1857

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Dire que dans mon temps, moi aussi..., from Croquis Dramatiques, published in Le Charivari, January 24, 1857

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

“- And to think that Prudhon did not want us to attend the socialist banquets.... the poor man has never loved..... he totally ignores that it is the woman's presence which beautifies existence,” plate 184 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

V'la une p'tite femme qu'est pas paresseuse..., from "Croquis Dramatiques"

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The mother of the actress, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1864

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

“- Hey, Baptiste, what are these two shouting for the last hour… I am sure they are fighting! - Oh no, they make such funny movements, that's hilarious… I've got it: the are rehearsing a tragedy which they will perform at the party of Madame Follemèche… Lucky the bourgeois who can afford with his income to enjoy such entertainments… the man is almost as funny as the clown of the Folies-Nouvelles!,” plate 11 from Les Comédiens De Société

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

"- My God! Madame Bombec, what happened to you? - Don't mention it, my dear, it's horrible. The world is going from bad to worse, I would rather be janitor at the botanical garden! You know that Bézuchet from the fifth floor, the one that always insists that her good-for-nothing daughter who is fat around the hips has become..... I only replied: Ah, well! - And that's the person who… - Of course, even a blind man can see that!,” plate 30 from Types Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The Actor: “- It's obvious that it is hot out there... only three spectators in the audience... should we really start?” The Director: “- And one of them is the refreshments vendor ... quickly raise the curtain before he has a chance to leave,” plate 1 from Paris L'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

Ophelia's Song, plate 12 from Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix