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The Presumptive Heir by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

The Presumptive Heir

The Presumptive Heir

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1843

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

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"What do you think of this?..."

"What do you think of this?..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

A Friendly Assist

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“- Sire! Lisbon has been captured. - aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

“- Sire! Lisbon has been captured. - aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

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Heave! Ho!... Heave! Ho! Heave! Ho!

Heave! Ho!... Heave! Ho! Heave! Ho!

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

"Conductor! Conductor, stop in the name of heaven! I have colic! Impossible..."

"Conductor! Conductor, stop in the name of heaven! I have colic! Impossible..."

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A New-Year's-Day Call

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

“- Oh, my friend... I am afraid of these people there. - And rightly so... they are quite vicious, they beat their women and make them have black children!,” plate 101 from Actualités

“- Oh, my friend... I am afraid of these people there. - And rightly so... they are quite vicious, they beat their women and make them have black children!,” plate 101 from Actualités

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Former Dandies from the time of the Directory, plate 7 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

Head of a Grinning Man

Head of a Grinning Man

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Christ...there's a well built ox. It seems so alive. I am going to get a lottery ticket, and if I win ths painting, I will place it in the stable with my cow who is tired of being alone...This will make her a companion.

Christ...there's a well built ox. It seems so alive. I am going to get a lottery ticket, and if I win ths painting, I will place it in the stable with my cow who is tired of being alone...This will make her a companion.

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

Henri Monnier. (in the role of Joseph Prudhomme) “- Never shall I allow that my daughter becomes the wife of a scribbler!,” plate 1 from Les Artistes Contemporains (Odéon)

Henri Monnier. (in the role of Joseph Prudhomme) “- Never shall I allow that my daughter becomes the wife of a scribbler!,” plate 1 from Les Artistes Contemporains (Odéon)

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1852