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"Am I in need of eloquence..." by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"Am I in need of eloquence..."

"Am I in need of eloquence..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1843

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

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french

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How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals)

How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals)

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1846

"Ah! He thinks he's going to prevent me from communicating with our eight-hundred brothers at the barricade..."

"Ah! He thinks he's going to prevent me from communicating with our eight-hundred brothers at the barricade..."

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Mr. Pot De Naz.., plate 270 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Mr. Pot De Naz.., plate 270 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1833

"To say that I am going to be...exhibited..."

"To say that I am going to be...exhibited..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

“- Please no exaggerations in this article which goes to all the newspapers. Write only that our pupil Greluchot has received fourteen prizes and that there is no doubt that the Institute Bilboquet is the finest in all of Paris!,” plate 27 from Professeurs Et Moutards

“- Please no exaggerations in this article which goes to all the newspapers. Write only that our pupil Greluchot has received fourteen prizes and that there is no doubt that the Institute Bilboquet is the finest in all of Paris!,” plate 27 from Professeurs Et Moutards

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Le Charivari, Volume 19 (January-June 1850)

Le Charivari, Volume 19 (January-June 1850)

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"Christ almighty...full!"

"Christ almighty...full!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1848

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

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

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“- Well, fancy that! I thought that we had just discovered a deserted island or at least a country inhabited by cannibals. - No, Sir.... and the proof is that, if you want, I am going to make you eat an excellent fricassee of game in a white wine sauce. - A fricassee of game ....oh, then it's different..... we are with the Chatophages. (note:cat-eaters),” plate 2 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

“- Well, fancy that! I thought that we had just discovered a deserted island or at least a country inhabited by cannibals. - No, Sir.... and the proof is that, if you want, I am going to make you eat an excellent fricassee of game in a white wine sauce. - A fricassee of game ....oh, then it's different..... we are with the Chatophages. (note:cat-eaters),” plate 2 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

The High School Classmate

The High School Classmate

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1841

“- So, Gringalet from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine ...... try again now to make sheep's eyes at her,” plate 27 from Pastorales

“- So, Gringalet from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine ...... try again now to make sheep's eyes at her,” plate 27 from Pastorales

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"You're not touching your beer..."

"You're not touching your beer..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1849