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A collection of 19th-century caricatures illustrating political satire, societal critiques, and humorous depictions of individuals in various roles.

Bad Posture of a Sculpture in the Midst of Paintings, by Honore Daumier, (1808-1879)
Bad Posture of a Sculpture in the Midst of Paintings, by Honore Daumier, (1808-1879)
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Honoré Daumier, Le vol au renfoncement, 19th century Le vol au renfoncementCartoon about the policy with regard to Roma and Sinti in the Netherlands and Belgium, Jan Holswilder, 1888 print Dutch and Belgian police and officers hit the border with wooden boards gypsies. This print was published by the lantern. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper political caricatures and satires. wandering communities: Romani or RomaBad Posture of a Sculpture in the Midst of Paintings, by Honore Daumier, (1808-1879)Karl Giskra, Frantisek Ladislav German Franz Ladislaus Rieger, Gladkowský at the cube game Anno caricature from Der Floh, Karl Klic -, CaricaturistBertrand, Dis donc, s'ils allaient nous faire.... Honoré Daumier (France, Marseilles, 1808-1879). France, 1838. Prints; lithographs. LithographLe sauvage bineau faisant son entrée. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Our trangiers in orient./34./- eh! But I think about it ... ... (title registered (letter)) | Our troles in the East. (Title of all)Dogs for mounting (dummy title) | Travel in Touraine, 24 hours stop in Saumur. (Title of all)M. Cobden célébrant son triomphe... , Business people, Politicians, Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865, Bright, John, 1811-1889, Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsHonoré Daumier, Philantrope anglais dans l'exercice , 19th century Philantrope anglais dans l'exercice ...Souvenir de la journée du 18 janvier... , Cabinet officers, Politicians, Dupin, M. André-Marie-Jean-Jacques, 1783-1865. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsL'Insurrection des patissiers. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsLe portier de Mr Vautour. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.New security measures, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, September 1, 1864. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Dimensions: Image: 9 1/16 × 8 3/8 in. (23 × 21.3 cm)Sheet: 11 9/16 × 10 1/4 in. (29.4 × 26 cm). Printer: Destouches (Paris). Publisher: Aaron Martinet (French, 1762-1841). Series/Portfolio: 'On the train' (En chemin de fer). Date: September 1, 1864.NEW SECURITY MEASURES. Each first class traveller, when buying a ticket, has the right to bring two pistols. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Mr. Boulanger's life and adventuresMonsieur le sténographe ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.N ° 5 / A session in double part.La descente de la courtille en 1855 , Emperors, Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsHonoré Daumier, Plus que ca d'ballon Excusez! , 19th century Plus que ca d'ballon ... Excusez! ...Cartoon commenting on the chaos of travelling on the London Underground. Dated 19th centuryUn Coup de Vent non Prédit par Mathieu (de la Drôme), Plate 1 of Croquis d'Hiver, published in le Petit Journal pour rire December 3, 1864 Honoré Daumier French. Un Coup de Vent non Prédit par Mathieu (de la Drôme), Plate 1 of Croquis d'Hiver, published in le Petit Journal pour rire 393876C'est une horreur! Je suis fonctionnaire Danois! --Plaignez vous donc! Nous faisons notre possible pour vous faire avancer.. Cham (Count Amédée-Charles-Henry de Noé) (France, Paris, 1819-1879). France, 1864. Prints; lithographs. LithographNews / 57 / -It's very singular ... he says he's looking for ministers everywhere ...Preparing the embellish for his people"Pauvre Giulay!...." Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879). June 27, 1859. Lithograph on newsprint, Sheet: 17 1/16 x 11 3/4 in. (43.3 x 29.8 cm). European Art June 27, 1859THE GREEK SLAVE EMANCIPATES HIMSELF, 1880, 19th century engraving, USA, AmericaIl demande tous les jours la parole ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Inconvénient de demander des réparations.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsThe Poll. Dated: 1784. Medium: hand-colored etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Rowlandson.Honoré Daumier, Mais puisque j'vous dis que c'est son ballon, 1847 Mais puisque j'vous dis que c'est son ballon...Will she be helped enough..., from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, June 17, 1870 June 17, 1870 Honoré Daumier. Will she be helped enough..., from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, June 17, 1870. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). June 17, 1870. Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil). Arnaud de Vresse. PrintsHigh Fun for John Bull or the Republicans put to their Last Shift, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1798, Etching, Sheet: 10 5/16 x 13 3/4in. (26.2 x 34.9cm)Cartoon, German cruelty to children. Showing a German nanny bullying a little girl, watched approvingly by an allegorical female figure representing Germany. Scenes from frightening fairytales by the Brothers Grimm are being swept away in the background. Date: 1916Crinolinomaniaie./27./-Nest, you want well on my dress, is not it [... (title registered (letter)) | Crinolinomania. (Title registered (letter))Eh! Bien en regardant ce tableau.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsVous voyez ... je viens de faire ... mon marché ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Honoré Daumier, A Haiti, 19th century A HaitiConsultations that are not free of charge, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, February 3, 1868. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Dimensions: Image: 9 13/16 × 8 3/16 in. (24.9 × 20.8 cm)Sheet: 14 3/16 in. × 10 in. (36 × 25.4 cm). Printer: Destouches (Paris). Publisher: Arnaud de Vresse. Series/Portfolio: 'News of the day' (Actualités). Date: February 3, 1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Malheureux! ne soufflez pas! (Unhappy! do not blow!), #386 of Actualites. Artist: Cham, French, 1818-1879Isaac Cruikshank, , 1756-1810, British, Resignation the Greatest of all Virtues, 1792. Etching.Attachés par leur grandeur au rivage de la Seine... Dated: 1850. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.The monkey room in the tower , Monkeys, Spectators. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and DrawingsA qui le tour. Dated: 1870. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Cartoon on the conservative representation of the liberals, 1869, 1869 print Cartoon on the conservative representation of the liberals. Three caricatural wax images of liberals. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 5, 1869. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper wax-figure cabinet- But apply Hatti-Houmayoun! ... / 584 (registered title) | News. (Title of the set)Caricature of a wine merchant and a police officer, Honoré Daumier, 1844 A police officer empties a ton from a wine seller, who, according to him, contains forged wine, in the river. Paris paper wine-testing, wine-grading. merchant, salesman. policeman, constable. caricatures (human types)The scenes of the reaction. / It was time !!!Lancashire Cotton Famine: Private charity for mill workers unemployed due to blockade of Southern ports during American Civil War told that the Government led by Palmerston must now help them . John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 1862.De l'inconvénient d'aimer a la fois ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Ayant terminé leurs travaux ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Une école de natation.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsThe Homeopaths: Second Treatment (plate 5). Charles Émile Jacque; French, 1813-1894. Date: 1843. Dimensions: 223 × 187 mm (image); 351 × 236 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.The Fall of Achilles January 7, 1785 Thomas Rowlandson British. The Fall of Achilles. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 7, 1785. Etching. G. Wallis (London). PrintsHonoré Daumier, Trois Pauvres aveugles, 19th century Trois Pauvres aveuglesVue ... et elévation des ... omnibus du boulevard ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.News / 119 / The Republic ... (IT)The Demon of the game, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845William John Hennessy, A Broadway Scene in a February Thaw, 1872, wood engraving on paper.Voulez-vous de l'or...des diamans... , Fictitious characters, Macaire, Robert. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsGambetta // Cocles-Gambetta, on his famous bridge, wanting to put bread on the board.The Matrimonial Mania - or - Poor Jonny Ridden to Death, Charles Williams, active 1796-1830, British, 1818, EtchingCartoon depicting Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston being weighed by John Bull and Mr Punch, finding him too lightweight for his job as Prime Minister. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) a British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Dated 19th centuryHonoré Daumier, Eh! Bien, voisin pourquoi avez vous poussé , 19th century Eh! Bien, voisin ... pourquoi avez-vous poussé ...Honoré Daumier, Moi d'abord sitot que je vois un lièvre , 19th century Moi d'abord sitot que je vois un lièvre ...Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, introduces his new wife, Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, to the British people. Wood engraving, 1874.Honoré Daumier, Ou l'on reconnait un ancien pharmacien, 19th century Ou l'on reconnait ... un ancien pharmacienPatrouille chinoise en reçonnaissance, from En Chine, published in Le Charivari, November 7, 1859 November 7, 1859 Honoré Daumier. Patrouille chinoise en reçonnaissance, from En Chine, published in Le Charivari, November 7, 1859. En Chine. Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). November 7, 1859. Lithograph on newsprint; second state of three (Hazard & Delteil). Aaron Martinet (French, 1762-1841). PrintsUne visite aux bains, from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, June 30, 1858 June 30, 1858 Honoré Daumier French. Une visite aux bains, from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, June 30, 1858. Croquis d'Été. Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). June 30, 1858. Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil). Aaron Martinet (French, 1762-1841). Prints The front benches of the House of Lords in 1907, as predicted by this cartoon of seven years earlier. Date: 1907Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879), Changeant son cheval borgne pour un aveugle, 1866, lithograph on newsprintUne Guerrier électrisé. Dated: 1843. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Latest news, from 'In the pub,' published in Le Charivari, December 30, 1863 December 30, 1863 Honoré Daumier - You can't enter the competition for the Prize of Rome if you are older than 25 years. - Looks like you missed your chance... since you have been talking about going to Rome since 1835.. Latest news, from 'In the pub,' published in Le Charivari, December 30, 1863. 'In the pub' (A la Brasserie). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). December 30, 1863. Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil). Aaron Martinet (French, 1762-1841). PrintsSeeing him home , Walking. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and DrawingsDoctor Sangrado curing John Bull of repletion-with the kind offices of young Clysterpipe & Little Boney - a hint from Gil Blas Js. Gillray invt. & fect.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Napoleon,I,Emperor of the French,1769-1821. , Sidmouth, Henry Addington,Viscount,1757-1844. , Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,1751-1816. , Fox, Charles James,1749-1806. , Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. , John Bull (Symbolic character),1800-1810.The Captain's Account Current of Charge and Discharge February 3, 1807 Thomas Rowlandson. The Captain's Account Current of Charge and Discharge. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). February 3, 1807. Hand-colored etching. Giles Grinagain pseudonym (British, active 1801-7). PrintsIllustration depicting a French judge witnessing a gay pornographic encounter to gather evidence in a case 1908Etienne after Honoré Daumier, La Mi Careme Au bal de l'Opera, 1868 La Mi-Careme - Au bal de l'OperaA Naples: Voyons, je lui fais grace ... Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Ireland and Jamaica: Patience!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 11, 1866. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Dimensions: Image: 9 5/16 × 7 3/4 in. (23.7 × 19.7 cm)Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 1/2 in. (35.9 × 26.7 cm). Printer: Destouches (Paris). Publisher: Arnaud de Vresse. Series/Portfolio: 'News of the day' (Actualités). Date: April 11, 1866. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Aux bains Deligny. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Excerpt Figure from, A dance of dead from , Gaber, Xylographer, after, Alfred Rethel -, Drawer, Robert Reinick -, Auteur, Georg Wigand -, Publisher, Brockhaus, PrinterThe cabinet of Adolf Carl Daniel von Auersperg, including Josef Lasser Freiherr von Zollheim and Karl von Stremayr, is threatened by the monster Bank statute from Figaro, UnknownPassez au large!. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Honoré Daumier, Les russes encourageant l'agriculture, 19th century Les russes encourageant l'agricultureFrance and Britain watching the children (John Bull, Mr Punch and Napleon III). This year marked 50 years of peace between France and Britain and the beginning of the Entente Cordiale. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 16 September 1865.Auction of relics at Avignon Auction of Relics at Avignon (title on object), Interior of an auction room with the auctioneer on the left on an elevation. The buyers sit at a table in the middle or stand in the hall, there are also two clergymen among those present. Against the wall on a cabinet with relics. Numbered top left: 26, art sale, auction, relics (and reliquaries), Avignon, Thomas Rowlandson, London, in or before Feb-1818, paper, etching, h 127 mm × w 194 mmThe Last Three Hopes of the Republican Party, from Puck. Frederick Burr Opper; American, 1857-1937. Date: 1892. Dimensions: 308 x 480 mm. Color lithograph on newsprint. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Honoré Daumier, Parisiens prenant leurs précautions, 1857 Parisiens prenant... leurs précautions...Nothing will stop it.Fallstaff Playing the Prince, The Prince Playing the King, Print made by Thomas Macklin, active 1779-1793, British, after Henry William Bunbury, 1750-1811, British, published by Thomas Macklin, Poets Gallery, Fleet Street, active 1779-1793, British, 1796, Engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 16 11/16 × 19 3/8 inches (42.4 × 49.2 cm), Plate: 16 3/8 × 19 1/16 inches (41.6 × 48.4 cm), and Image: 13 7/8 × 17 7/8 inches (35.2 × 45.4 cm)Oh! Le gueux, il a été mourir là.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsSet Down Two, and Carry One.: Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, in a quandary over which of the controversial Irish bills to jettison. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 3 April 1886.Photo collection Government information service. cartoon / 1888-1889. undatedWill it burst or not, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 12, 1870 March 12, 1870 Honoré Daumier. Will it burst or not, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 12, 1870. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). March 12, 1870. Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil). Arnaud de Vresse. PrintsSatire on censorship of the French press under the reactionary Charles X. Date: 1827Cartoon depicting a wet gas meter (Emerson). Dated 19th centuryCartoon from Puck. Joseph Keppler (Austria, Vienna, active United States, 1838-1894)Bernhard Gillam (United States, 1856-1896). United States, 1880-1889. Prints; lithographs. LithographTricoche and Cacolet, After the French originals transferred to the Austrian new free kikeriki,The Captain's Account Current of Charge and Discharge. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 1/8 in. (38.7 × 28.3 cm)Plate: 14 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (37.2 × 27 cm). Publisher: Giles Grinagain (British, active London, ca. 1804). Date: February 3, 1807. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.London's gentry enjoys nothing more than seeing a good fight: 'Polite amusement or an exhibition of beasts'. Date: 1791