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Political puppets. / The game has lasted only three days.
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Honoré Daumier

Political puppets. / The game has lasted only three days.

1834

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Political puppets. / The game has lasted only three days.

Honoré Daumier

Political puppets. / The game has lasted only three days.

Honoré Daumier

Political puppets. / The game has lasted only three days.

1834

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 222 × 267 mm. (8 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 440 from the series "Caricature"
Credit Line Given in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object Number 1963.109.7
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Honore Daumier: Caricatures for Our Times," 1 September - 29 September, 1976; Circulated to Salisbury State College, 29 September - 27 October, 1976; Essex Community College, 27 October - 24 November, 1976; Loyola High School, 24 November - 22 December, 1976; Columbia, 28 December, 1976 - 18 January, 1977; Hagerstown Junior College, 18 January - 15 February, 1977; Morgan State University, 15 February - 8 March, 1977; Anne Arundel Community College, 8 March - 5 April, 1977; Washington College, 5 April - 3 May, 1977; U. Of MD. Eastern Shore, Downtown Gallery, 27 June - 29 July, 1977.

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Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
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
OH MY GOD, OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE HAS CAUGHT FIRE! DON'T LOOK, THEODORE, THIS WOULD BE TOO PAINFUL! - NO, NO, IT WAS HE HIMSELF WHO PLACED THREE LITTLE LANTERNS IN HIS WINDOW.
Honoré Daumier
Oh my God, our neighbor's house has caught fire! Don't look, Theodore, this would be too painful! - No, no, it was he himself who placed three little lanterns in his window.
1848
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
A POLITICAL SEE-SAW. A NEW GAME OF SOCIETY.
Honoré Daumier
A political see-saw. A new game of society.
1866
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
MY DEAR, OUR COMEDY IN TWO ACTS HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE FRENCH THEATER!... - IN THAT CASE, WE WILL SIMPLY HAVE TO ADD THREE MORE ACTS AND A DREAM AND COME UP WITH A TRAGEDY WHICH WE WILL PRESENT TO THE ODEON.
Honoré Daumier
My dear, our comedy in two acts has not been accepted by the French Theater!... - In that case, we will simply have to add three more acts and a dream and come up with a tragedy which we will present to the Odeon.
1852
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
MR. VIENNET AT THE ROSTRUM. WHAT DO I SAY! (MR. LABOISSIÈRE, YOU DO SAY THE NICEST THINGS!)…. LET US BE GREEDY... LET US GIVE THE MINISTERS THE FUNDS THAT THEY REQUIRE AND LET'S VOTE FOR REPRESSIVE LAWS. THE PRESENT LEGALITY IS KILLING US ETC. ETC. THE SPEAKER HAS CARRIED ON IN THIS TONE FOR THREE HOURS AND 35 MINUTES AND NO ONE HAS BOTHERED ANSWERING HIM.
Honoré Daumier
Mr. Viennet at the rostrum. What do I say! (Mr. Laboissière, you do say the nicest things!)…. Let us be greedy... let us give the ministers the funds that they require and let's vote for repressive laws. The present legality is killing us etc. etc. The speaker has carried on in this tone for three hours and 35 minutes and no one has bothered answering him.
1833
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.