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Pretending to Appreciate Good Comedy by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

Pretending to Appreciate Good Comedy

Pretending to Appreciate Good Comedy

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1852

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

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french

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The Temptor. “- If you consent to belong to me... this empire will be yours,” plate 40 from Actualités

The Temptor. “- If you consent to belong to me... this empire will be yours,” plate 40 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1854

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1839

Absinthe: The First Glass...The Sixth Glass

Absinthe: The First Glass...The Sixth Glass

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1863

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches onto your mother? - Yes sir. - But, when you first came here three months ago, you told me that you were an orphan. This is the first time in my long career at the theater that I have met a person who sets leeches on the body of a dead person,” plate 5 from Les Moments Difficiles De La Vie

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches onto your mother? - Yes sir. - But, when you first came here three months ago, you told me that you were an orphan. This is the first time in my long career at the theater that I have met a person who sets leeches on the body of a dead person,” plate 5 from Les Moments Difficiles De La Vie

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“- Dire pourtant que mes dahlias continuent encore cette année à être du ponceau le plus vif . . . . malgré tous mes soins, je ne pourrai donc jamais parvenir à leur donner la nuance Boue de Paris !...,” plate 6 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

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"Oh! Papa, papa... here's a beautiful..."

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The Bluestocking's Husband. “Monsieur, my wife has been inspired since this morning: it is impossible to see her. As you can see, I have to give my full attention to the fruit of our most recent collaboration!,” plate 46 from Moeurs Conjugales

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Youthful Memories. “- You see our letters have not yet been erased... oh Sophie, it was here that I gained your heart. - Hold your tongue now, Théophile.... if someone should hear us!,” plate 49 from Married Life

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