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The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me! - Image 1
The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me! - Image 2
The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me! - Image 3
The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me! - Image 4

Honoré Daumier

The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me!

1843

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The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me!

Honoré Daumier

The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me!

Honoré Daumier

The First Shave. You really want to be able to shave, isn’t that true little brat? Well, you’v got to wait until you are fifteen, like me!

1843

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 270 × 210 mm. (10 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Ann Hoff, Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in Memory of William L. Hoff
Object Number 1989.727
Published in Le Charivari, May 2, 1844.

Inscribed: FACE (in image): TE, 'LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE.'; below image, 'LA PREMIER BARBEL.//Tu voudrais bien pouvoir faire ta barbe aussi n'est-ce pas moutard?... Attends pour ça que tu aye quinze ans comme moi!...'; (in graphite): along l.e., '55-C-140 C $6.-'

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Honoré Daumier

1807–1878

French, 1808-1879
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NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1861
A FASHIONABLE DRESSCOAT. - MONSIEUR, I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS SUIT IS VERY BECOMING!.... - YES, BOTH BECOMING AND ECONOMICAL.... WITH A JACKET LIKE THIS, ONE COULD VERY WELL ANSWER THE DOOR AND BE TAKEN FOR ONE'S OWN SERVANT!
Honoré Daumier
A fashionable dresscoat. - Monsieur, I assure you that this suit is very becoming!.... - Yes, both becoming and economical.... with a jacket like this, one could very well answer the door and be taken for one's own servant!
1844
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1861
THE ADOPTION. - WELL, REALLY! ROBERT, MY FRIEND, SO YOU ARE BECOMING A FAMILY MAN. YOU'RE CONSIDERING ADOPTION?... YOU WILL SOON CROWN THE MAIDENS AT THE VILLAGE FAIR... (ROBERT)- YES, I ADOPTED THIS CHILD. I WANT TO THRIVE IN THE JOYS OF FAMILY LIFE... (WORMSPIRE) - YOU WANT TO MARRY YOUR WARD... - YES, I WANT HER TO GET MARRIED. YES, GET HER MARRIED TO A RICH MAN, PREPARE FOR MY RETIREMENT. - PREPARE FOR YOUR RETIREMENT... GET ENOUGH MONEY
Honoré Daumier
The Adoption. - Well, really! Robert, my friend, so you are becoming a family man. You're considering adoption?... You will soon crown the maidens at the village fair... (Robert)- Yes, I adopted this child. I want to thrive in the joys of family life... (Wormspire) - You want to marry your ward... - Yes, I want her to get married. Yes, get her married to a rich man, prepare for my retirement. - Prepare for your retirement... get enough money for old age and win the Monthion prize... I know, I know!
1840
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1839
A REVOLT ON BOARD. - AH! YOU WANT TO BE YOUR OWN CAPTAIN!... - AH! YOU ARE TREATING ME LIKE AN IDIOT... HEY... I HOPE THE SEINE WASHES AWAY THAT INSULT!
Honoré Daumier
A revolt on board. - Ah! you want to be your own captain!... - Ah! you are treating me like an idiot... hey... I hope the Seine washes away that insult!
1842
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
PIG STABLE WITH YOUNG MAN AND WOMAN STANDING AT A WINDOW
Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Pig Stable with Young Man and Woman Standing at a Window
1807
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1886–1899
A TRUE LIKENESS OF OUR SAVIOUR
George B Ellis and Nathaniel Whittock
A True Likeness of Our Saviour
1820–1837