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"My son, you are right to risk your money . . ." by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"My son, you are right to risk your money . . ."

"My son, you are right to risk your money . . ."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

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

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french

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Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly. Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions Nautiques

Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly. Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions Nautiques

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but that's no reason to weep like a calf!,” plate 75 from Actualités

Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but that's no reason to weep like a calf!,” plate 75 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1851

A Fair Reward Presented in 1800 by the Un-Prudish Savages of North America to Louis-Philippe of Orléans, surgeon and expatriate, but still a Frenchman. (I salute you, gracious Black Lady, the Lord is with you.) A Namaquan Ave Maria, plate 466

A Fair Reward Presented in 1800 by the Un-Prudish Savages of North America to Louis-Philippe of Orléans, surgeon and expatriate, but still a Frenchman. (I salute you, gracious Black Lady, the Lord is with you.) A Namaquan Ave Maria, plate 466

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1835

Mr. and Mrs. Prudhomme Returning from the Ham Fair

Mr. and Mrs. Prudhomme Returning from the Ham Fair

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

Hugo, Eyeing the Blue Canopy...

Hugo, Eyeing the Blue Canopy...

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

Beautifications of Paris...The Court of the Louvre

Beautifications of Paris...The Court of the Louvre

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1850

The Election Hoax

The Election Hoax

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

"...must they curse me/ These cruel parents..."

"...must they curse me/ These cruel parents..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

"See, not to be unjust to anyone who loves the Danes, there's some good with the Germans...beer!"

"See, not to be unjust to anyone who loves the Danes, there's some good with the Germans...beer!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864

It Naples. - The Commission of Bastonnades During Their Delicate Job. “- It took a while to convince this one to yell: "LONG LIVE THE KING!"... but finally we got to the bottom... and now he is completely in favour of the Government..,” plate 213 from Actualités

It Naples. - The Commission of Bastonnades During Their Delicate Job. “- It took a while to convince this one to yell: "LONG LIVE THE KING!"... but finally we got to the bottom... and now he is completely in favour of the Government..,” plate 213 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1855

An Unexpected Entry for the Exposition of 1867

An Unexpected Entry for the Exposition of 1867

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1867

Ch. De Lam...., plate 156 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Ch. De Lam...., plate 156 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1832