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The Blind System and the Paralyzed Diplomacy by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

The Blind System and the Paralyzed Diplomacy

The Blind System and the Paralyzed Diplomacy

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1834

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

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french

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“- Oh blast! .... it's again my own dog that I shot..... that's the third one in two years.... I'm really not very lucky at hunting!,” plate 6 from Croquis D'automne par Daumier

“- Oh blast! .... it's again my own dog that I shot..... that's the third one in two years.... I'm really not very lucky at hunting!,” plate 6 from Croquis D'automne par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1865

The shirt-maker

The shirt-maker

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What They Call the Pleasures of the Turf

What They Call the Pleasures of the Turf

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

On the Champs-Elysées. Tasting of the industrial products of different brewers, plate 18 from L'exposition Universelle

On the Champs-Elysées. Tasting of the industrial products of different brewers, plate 18 from L'exposition Universelle

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1855

The Restaurant at the Exposition

The Restaurant at the Exposition

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

Taking the Title of the Articles of Mr. de Girardin Too Seriously

Taking the Title of the Articles of Mr. de Girardin Too Seriously

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1866

(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie

(He is reading a letter) “A date, could it be from the cute Mme Giraud?? Yes, but it could also come from her husband who wants to pinch me…,” plate 8 from Coquetterie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1840

When the Devil Becomes Old He Resembles Ermite

When the Devil Becomes Old He Resembles Ermite

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Isn't he cute like that, Dodore... with a little bit of cleaning up, he is just not the same child any more!...,” plate 37 from Les Bons Bourgeois

“- Isn't he cute like that, Dodore... with a little bit of cleaning up, he is just not the same child any more!...,” plate 37 from Les Bons Bourgeois

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

Andromache. “- Our family 's destiny was pitiless death, my husband was tortured to the end of his breath,” plate 6 from Physionomies Tragiques

Andromache. “- Our family 's destiny was pitiless death, my husband was tortured to the end of his breath,” plate 6 from Physionomies Tragiques

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1851

Ex-members of the Ex-society of the Ex-10 December

Ex-members of the Ex-society of the Ex-10 December

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1850

A Real Amateur

A Real Amateur

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847