“Oh blast! I don't seem to be able to tie a knot!” plate 4 from Coquetterie

“Well...as the saying goes, like a genuine string of pearls, .... only some of them have become unthreaded, that's all!,” plate 9 from Coquetterie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Michel Goudchaux

Honoré Daumier

“- Hard to imagine that one day I might have to trade my crown against a simple hat,” plate 249 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Caporal et Chemisier

Paul Gavarni

10 O'clock in the Morning. “Monsieur Coquelet having accidentally met Miss Palissandre in the Botanical Garden, to whom he had the good fortune to offer a fairy rose the first of May 1804, had obtained a first date. After having gone to great expense buying a new pair of gloves at 29 Sous, he throws a glance at the mirror before going out to try his good fortune,” plate 4 from La Journé Du Célibataire

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Husbands Always Make Me Laugh: I am Mme. Jolibiais' husband

Paul Gavarni

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat!

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Mon. Martinet, r. Rivoli, et 41 r. Vivienne

Hommes de Bourse

Paul Gavarni

Le Comédien

Paul Gavarni

Les Lorettes

Paul Gavarni