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How much I regret. / My arms once so strong, / My legs never fat / And nothing went wrong (an ancient song)
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Honoré Daumier

How much I regret. / My arms once so strong, / My legs never fat / And nothing went wrong (an ancient song)

1840

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How much I regret. / My arms once so strong, / My legs never fat / And nothing went wrong (an ancient song)

Honoré Daumier

How much I regret. / My arms once so strong, / My legs never fat / And nothing went wrong (an ancient song)

Honoré Daumier

How much I regret. / My arms once so strong, / My legs never fat / And nothing went wrong (an ancient song)

1840

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 229 x 203 mm. (9 x 8 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 1 from the series "Silhouettes"
Credit Line Blanche Adler Memorial Fund
Object Number 1953.75

Artist

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

French, 1808-1879
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Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1862
ROBERT MACAIRE, SOLLICITOR. - WE'VE WON, MY DEAR FELLOW, WON ON EVERY COUNT! - AND ABOUT TIME TOO. A CASE WHICH HAS LASTED TEN YEARS AND HAS RUINED ME! - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! - HOW MUCH DID I GET BACK IN THE END? - HERE YOU ARE: THE COURT AWARDED YOU 12'000 FR, WE TOTALLED 13'500 FR IN EXPENSES, YOU ONLY OWE ME 1'500 FR. - BUT THAT MEANS I LOSE 1'500 FR . - YES, BUT YOU'VE WON YOUR CASE.
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire, sollicitor. - We've won, my dear fellow, won on every count! - And about time too. A case which has lasted ten years and has ruined me! - Better late than never! - How much did I get back in the end? - Here you are: The court awarded you 12'000 Fr, we totalled 13'500 Fr in expenses, you only owe me 1'500 Fr. - But that means I lose 1'500 Fr . - Yes, but you've won your case.
1836
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1862
ABDUCTION OF HELEN. / PARIS, WHO HAD WORN HIMSELF OUT, / WAS JUST GOOD FOR NOTHING BUT KRAUT. / HELEN KNEW IT AND IN HER STRONG ARMS / SHE CARRIED HIM CLOSE TO HER CHARMS. / (ENEIS, DISGUISED BY MR. PATIN)
Honoré Daumier
Abduction of Helen. / Paris, who had worn himself out, / Was just good for nothing but kraut. / Helen knew it and in her strong arms / she carried him close to her charms. / (Eneis, disguised by Mr. Patin)
1842
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Rockwell Kent
Much Ado About Nothing
1936
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
VIGNETTE FROM "THE VARIOUS PLEASURES OF EQUITATION ILLUSTRATED IN TWENTY-TWO SKETCHES WHICH ALL SHOW HORSEMEN BEING INJURED"
Victor-Jean Adam, Lemercier, and others
Vignette from "The Various Pleasures of Equitation Illustrated in Twenty-Two Sketches Which All Show Horsemen Being Injured"
c. 1830s
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
VIGNETTE FROM "THE VARIOUS PLEASURES OF EQUITATION ILLUSTRATED IN TWENTY-TWO SKETCHES WHICH ALL SHOW HORSEMEN BEING INJURED"
Victor-Jean Adam, Lemercier, and others
Vignette from "The Various Pleasures of Equitation Illustrated in Twenty-Two Sketches Which All Show Horsemen Being Injured"
c. 1830s
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
VIGNETTE FROM "THE VARIOUS PLEASURES OF EQUITATION ILLUSTRATED IN TWENTY-TWO SKETCHES WHICH ALL SHOW HORSEMEN BEING INJURED"
Victor-Jean Adam, Lemercier, and others
Vignette from "The Various Pleasures of Equitation Illustrated in Twenty-Two Sketches Which All Show Horsemen Being Injured"
c. 1830s