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"Do not meddle with it!" by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"Do not meddle with it!"

"Do not meddle with it!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Medium: Lithograph
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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french

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"These sirs are going to town for dinner . . ."

"These sirs are going to town for dinner . . ."

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The Madeleine-Bastille Bus Line. A trifle, a nothing... and the bus is full

The Madeleine-Bastille Bus Line. A trifle, a nothing... and the bus is full

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1862

A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

The First Dance Lession, from Les Papas

The First Dance Lession, from Les Papas

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She pleases me very much that little lady there...even though she looks like my wife

She pleases me very much that little lady there...even though she looks like my wife

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1852

The Inconvenience of Having His Hair Curled. “Oh blast.... look here, watch out... you are burning me.... I am meeting someone, and I want you to make me look good....... but in order to declare my burning passion, I don't need to smell scorched!,” plate 31 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

The Inconvenience of Having His Hair Curled. “Oh blast.... look here, watch out... you are burning me.... I am meeting someone, and I want you to make me look good....... but in order to declare my burning passion, I don't need to smell scorched!,” plate 31 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

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A Suggested Improvement

A Suggested Improvement

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“Damn country! I only shoot sparrows.... and just females... and this ingenious guard insisted the place is full of rabbits,” plate 5 from La Chasse

“Damn country! I only shoot sparrows.... and just females... and this ingenious guard insisted the place is full of rabbits,” plate 5 from La Chasse

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

"Oh, so you find my latest novel is not entirely at the level of those by George Sand....! Adelaide, I will never see you again in my entire life!"

"Oh, so you find my latest novel is not entirely at the level of those by George Sand....! Adelaide, I will never see you again in my entire life!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

M. Babinet Alerted by His Maid to the Passage of the Comet

M. Babinet Alerted by His Maid to the Passage of the Comet

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"And hello... looking lovely, as always!"

"And hello... looking lovely, as always!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1839

“- I am glad that we are not scientists, otherwise Monsieur would also invite us to taste this camel hump he ordered from Algeria… I'd rather enjoy a meal of veal hump!,” plate 8 from La Sopciété D'acclimatation

“- I am glad that we are not scientists, otherwise Monsieur would also invite us to taste this camel hump he ordered from Algeria… I'd rather enjoy a meal of veal hump!,” plate 8 from La Sopciété D'acclimatation

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