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Ah, Sir, your broth is really light….. even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! – I have corrected that… but today it might be a bit too strong…. I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday….. including the double six to give it a nice colour.
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Honoré Daumier

Ah, Sir, your broth is really light….. even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! – I have corrected that… but today it might be a bit too strong…. I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday….. including the double six to give it a nice colour.

1843

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Ah, Sir, your broth is really light….. even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! – I have corrected that… but today it might be a bit too strong…. I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday….. including the double six to give it a nice colour.

Honoré Daumier

Ah, Sir, your broth is really light….. even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! – I have corrected that… but today it might be a bit too strong…. I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday….. including the double six to give it a nice colour.

Honoré Daumier

Ah, Sir, your broth is really light….. even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! – I have corrected that… but today it might be a bit too strong…. I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday….. including the double six to give it a nice colour.

1843

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 236 × 187 mm. (9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Given in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object Number 1963.109.98
Sona Johnston, BMA (Jacobs Gallery 3), "Honoré Daumier and the Art of Caricature," 19 November 2003 - 21 March 2004.

Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Daumier and the Art of Caricature', Nov. 7, 1989-Jan. 14, 1990.

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Honoré Daumier

1807–1878

French, 1808-1879
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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1861
SIR... HERE IS WHAT WE WILL BE GIVING THIS YEAR AS A BONUS TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE... 125 ALBUMS THAT YOU CAN HAVE BOUND, SOME MORE MAGNIFICENTLY THAN OTHERS. ELEVEN PORTRAITS OF MR. MUSARD, AT DIFFERFENT AGES, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE SAME BLACK SUIT. THREE TRUMPETS, MORE OR LESS IN KEY. FORTY ADMISSION TICKETS, EVEN EXIT TICKETS, FOR EACH OF OUR CONCERTS...EIGHTY SEVEN MUSICAL SCORES...AND A REED PIPE.
Honoré Daumier
Sir... here is what we will be giving this year as a bonus to the subscribers of the Musical Universe... 125 albums that you can have bound, some more magnificently than others. Eleven portraits of Mr. Musard, at differfent ages, but always with the same black suit. Three trumpets, more or less in key. Forty admission tickets, even exit tickets, for each of our concerts...Eighty seven musical scores...and a reed pipe.
1844
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1861
SENSE OF HEARING. WAKE UP NINI!.... I HAVE BEEN CALLING HER FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, AND SHE ALWAYS REPLIES: YES ADOLPHE. BUT NEITHER THE CHILD'S NAME NOR MINE IS ADOLPHE!
Honoré Daumier and Charivari
Sense of Hearing. Wake up Nini!.... I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child's name nor mine is Adolphe!
1842
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1839
YES SIR, IN EXCHANGE FOR A SMALL PREMIUM WITH OUR INSURANCE, YOU CAN BE ASSURED FOR DEATH....FOR DEATH IN A PROPER GENTLEMANLY MANNER. WHEN YOU GO OFF IN A FINE HEARSE, VERY COMFORTABLE, TO BE MOURNED BY THE POOR PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT, AND LEAVING AN INCONSOLABLE WIDOW IN GOLDEN LETTERS ON YOUR GRAVE.... - AND IF YOU DON'T KEEP YOUR PROMISES? - THEN YOU CAN STILL GIVE US A RECEIPT AND SUE US BEFORE A TRIBUNAL.
Honoré Daumier
Yes sir, in exchange for a small premium with our insurance, you can be assured for death....for death in a proper gentlemanly manner. When you go off in a fine hearse, very comfortable, to be mourned by the poor people of the district, and leaving an inconsolable widow in golden letters on your grave.... - And if you don't keep your promises? - Then you can still give us a receipt and sue us before a tribunal.
1837
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1897–1907
SIR, SO FAR THERE ARE ONLY FIVE PEOPLE HERE... THERE IS ONE MORE SEAT... IF YOU BEND FORWARD, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE.
Honoré Daumier
Sir, so far there are only five people here... there is one more seat... if you bend forward, you might be able to see a little.
1863
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1897–1907
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1886–1899