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Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year…. – But Sir, this is 9 months ago… – Never mind that , tell us anyway!
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Honoré Daumier

Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year…. – But Sir, this is 9 months ago… – Never mind that , tell us anyway!

1846

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Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year…. – But Sir, this is 9 months ago… – Never mind that , tell us anyway!

Honoré Daumier

Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year…. – But Sir, this is 9 months ago… – Never mind that , tell us anyway!

Honoré Daumier

Come now, witness, you must tell us exactly what happened on April 12 last year…. – But Sir, this is 9 months ago… – Never mind that , tell us anyway!

1846

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 235 × 243 mm. (9 1/4 × 9 9/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 17 from the series "Les Gens De Justice"
Credit Line Gift of Robert Paul Mann, Towson, Maryland
Object Number 1973.90.1

Artist

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
THE LADIES' BATH. YES, MY DEAR, IT IS JUST THE WAY I HAVE THE HONOUR OF TELLING YOU. I WAS PREGNANT WITH HIM FOR ELEVEN MONTHS AND PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS DROPSICAL. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ALREADY SIX YEARS AGO? HE TAKES AFTER HIS FATHER, DRUM-MAJOR OF THE 6TH LEGION. SINGS THE MARSEILLAISE (NATIONAL ANTHEM) BY HEART AND HAS A DRINK IN THE MORNING LIKE A REAL FIRE-FIGHTER. OH, MY LITTLE DARLING, COME HERE AND GIVE YOUR MOTHER A KISS!
Honoré Daumier
The Ladies' Bath. Yes, my dear, it is just the way I have the honour of telling you. I was pregnant with him for eleven months and people thought I was dropsical. Would you believe that this is already six years ago? He takes after his father, drum-major of the 6th legion. Sings the Marseillaise (national anthem) by heart and has a drink in the morning like a real fire-fighter. Oh, my little darling, come here and give your mother a kiss!
1841
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1862
ROBERT MACAIRE, SALESMAN IN BIBLES. - (BERTRAND): THE SUBSCRIBERS CLAIM THAT WE ARE SWINDLERS, THIEVES... I MEAN PURLOINERS, AND THEY ARE KICKING... ER, I MEAN, TURNING US OUT. - (ROBERT): WHAT EXPRESSIONS TO USE, YOU RASCAL... YOU MUST ADDRESS ME MORE DECENTLY OR I KICK... ER, I MEAN PUSH YOU OUT OF THE DOOR. IT'S YOU HIGHFALUTING MANNER, YOUR HIGH PITCHED TWADDLE, THAT RILES THE SUBSCRIBERS. STOP THAT! IF THEY THROW YOU OUT OF THE DOOR, GO BACK
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire, salesman in Bibles. - (Bertrand): The subscribers claim that we are swindlers, thieves... I mean purloiners, and they are kicking... er, I mean, turning us out. - (Robert): What expressions to use, you rascal... you must address me more decently or I kick... er, I mean push you out of the door. It's you highfaluting manner, your high pitched twaddle, that riles the subscribers. Stop that! If they throw you out of the door, go back through the rear window... if they slap your face, turn your other cheek... but don't you come back here without subscriptions, or I ... well, never mind!
1838
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
THE MOTHER - ISN'T HE CUTE LICKING HIS BARLEY SUGAR CANDY!!!...ONE WOULD THINK A YOUNG MAN OF TWENTY YEARS!... HE ABSOLUTELY MUST BECOME A LAWYER...
Honoré Daumier, Aubert, and others
The mother - Isn't he cute licking his barley sugar candy!!!...One would think a young man of twenty years!... He absolutely must become a lawyer...
1838
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
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.
1845
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
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
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
COME ON YOU SCOUNDREL, COME ON! - JUST YOU WAIT, YOU CROOK! - OH COME ON ALFRED, AFTER ALL YOU KNOW EACH OTHER ALREADY FOR SOME TWENTY YEARS! WHEN YOU ARE FRIENDS, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHEN YOU ARE NOT FRIENDS.
Honoré Daumier
Come on you scoundrel, come on! - Just you wait, you crook! - Oh come on Alfred, after all you know each other already for some twenty years! When you are friends, it's different than when you are not friends.
1874