Mr. Prudhomme dedicating his son to the new God of the Parisians, plate 366 from Actualités

– My dear Holsteiner, I urge you to vote. – Pardon me, but am I going to end the same way as this one?, from "News of the Day"

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse

– My dear Holsteiner, I urge you to vote. – Pardon me, but am I going to end the same way as this one?, from "News of the day"

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse

Mr. Prudhomme vouant son fils au... nouveau dieu..., from "Actualitès"

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Viens donc..., mon ami, je ne trouve pas ce tableau joli, from L'Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, June 21, 1859

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Ma femme m'a recommandé de lui rapporter mon portrait fait à Paris..., from Dans la Salle des Ventes, published in Le Charivari, April 4, 1859

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Actualités: Un Philantrope à la mode

Clémente Pruche

Mr. Hume fantasizing about Julius Caesar polishing his boots, plate 388 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- I really don't see why we shouldn't be nominated members of the surveillance council one of these days..... after all it isn't that difficult to look dignified... how about a pose like this?,” plate 2 from Croquis Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Please no exaggerations in this article which goes to all the newspapers. Write only that our pupil Greluchot has received fourteen prizes and that there is no doubt that the Institute Bilboquet is the finest in all of Paris!,” plate 27 from Professeurs Et Moutards

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Plate 5: Robert Macaire as notary public, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Honoré Daumier, Charles Philipon, Aubert et Cie, Junca

Plate 20: To anyone with capital to lose, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Honoré Daumier, Charles Philipon, Aubert et Cie, Junca, Aubert et Cie

“My dear man... it is really quite impossible for me to take on your case.... you are missing the most important piece of evidence.... (apart from) the cash to pay my fees,” plate 20 from Les Gens De Justice

Honoré-Victorin Daumier