Honoré-Victorin Daumier
b. 1808 — d. 1879
Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879
Timeline
Born 1808 — Died 1879
1820s
1830s
1840s
(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie
"Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!," plate 27 from Types Parisiens
The Amateur Guitarist. Defying everyone's yawns, As he sings his puny verse, He would sing a parlor-song, On the ruins of the universe...,” plate 4 from Monomanes
“- What a fuss this sour-face from the fifth floor is making! Wearing a hat just to buy two cups of milk for one sou! - Oh, Madame Capitaine, aren't we fancy today...,” plate 36 Types Parisiens
+252
1850s
Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth. “- This really tastes like bad cooking,” plate 142 from Actualités
Mr. Dupin in His Little Shoes. Once Mr. Dupin noticed that one started a heated discussion about the reform of the election laws, he considered it the right moment to show himself at Clamecy, plate 123 from Actualités
Father Molé bringing New Years gifts to little Thiers, plate 62 from Actualités
“- Tell me, my friend, all the people who walk in this area turn around... could it be that this is the politician's district?,” plate 66 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
+200
1860s
“- Ah, Théophile, what ghastly things I am reading about you. According to the book by Mr. Desbarolles, I can tell that you have in your palm the lines of a libertinage!… - Oh, well…,” plate 1 from Ces Bons Parisiens
More marvels from the diamond hypnotist. Or, how to make the ladies pose in society in exhausting and not very gracious positions, plate 137 from Actualités
The Madeleine-Bastille Bus Line. A trifle, a nothing... and the bus is full
The New Paris. How fortunate for those in a hurry that the avenues have been widened!!!, plate 301 from Souvenirs d’artistes
+37
1870s
1950s
