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"For a poor American, please" by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"For a poor American, please"

"For a poor American, please"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

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

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Geogaphic Scarves. "Look Dodolphe, this is really the last sacrifice I'll do for your education... if you still don't get your geography right, it means you are completely clogged up... this time I'll stick your nose into it. To start with, you'll just need to make sure during the first day to only blow your nose in Normandy.... I'll slap you in the face if you blow your nose in the Channel!," plate 89 from Actualités

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The Despair of the Butcher. “- Just imagine: Anybody can establish himself as a butcher! Ah! There are moments when I feel like taking my meat chopper and cutting myself in two halves like a simple veal,” plate 458 from Actualités

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“- Mr. Alfred Cabassol! You are the only one in the class who succeeded to get through the entire week without blowing your nose into your sleeve. Please stand to receive this prize of honour for cleanliness,” plate 6 from Professeurs Et Moutards

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