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"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319 by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319

"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1833

Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 22.7 × 19.4 cm (8 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Sheet: 36.7 × 28.2 cm (14 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
Genre: lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling not well at all, plate 387 from Actualités

Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling not well at all, plate 387 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches onto your mother? - Yes sir. - But, when you first came here three months ago, you told me that you were an orphan. This is the first time in my long career at the theater that I have met a person who sets leeches on the body of a dead person,” plate 5 from Les Moments Difficiles De La Vie

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“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été

“- Aren't you getting dressed? - No... I remain like this in my swimming gear all day long, outside the swimming pool. - Even in winter? - Then I put on my hat!,” plate 28 from Croquis D'été

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“Damn! They are happier than their master.... these bitches of boots... they drink!,” plate 2 from Vulgarités

“Damn! They are happier than their master.... these bitches of boots... they drink!,” plate 2 from Vulgarités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1841

The Engagement of an Artist. “- So you want an engagement in my theatre..... very well Mademoiselle...... since you are so pretty, it will be 1200 Francs.... that's of course what you will be paying me each year! - I accept... under the condition that I will not get a raise!,” plate 72 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

The Engagement of an Artist. “- So you want an engagement in my theatre..... very well Mademoiselle...... since you are so pretty, it will be 1200 Francs.... that's of course what you will be paying me each year! - I accept... under the condition that I will not get a raise!,” plate 72 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1845

DUP..., plate 171 from Célébrités de la Caricature

DUP..., plate 171 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1832

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The New Paris. How fortunate for those in a hurry that the avenues have been widened!!!, plate 301 from Souvenirs d’artistes

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1862

The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

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“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs

“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1839

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