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Un enfant qui s’amuse de peu, le Constitutional lui pour toute la soirée. [A child with little ambitions: the Constitutionnel will keep him busy for the whole evening.] from the series Les Papas, number 11, published in Le Charivari
Un enfant qui s’amuse de peu, le Constitutional lui pour toute la soirée. [A child with little ambitions: the Constitutionnel will keep him busy for the whole evening.] from the series Les Papas, number 11, published in Le Charivari

Un enfant qui s’amuse de peu, le Constitutional lui pour toute la soirée.
[A child with little ambitions: the Constitutionnel will keep him busy for the whole evening.]
from the series Les Papas, number 11, published in Le Charivari

Artist (French, 1808–1879)
Datepublished June 17, 1847
Period19th century
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsObject Size: 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Credit LineGift of Michael and Cindy Seligmann
Object number2014.192
Curatorial DepartmentEuropean Art (pre 1900)
_Place of OriginFrance
Leçon d’équitation, haute école. [A lesson in horsemanship, advanced course.] from the series Les Papas, number 2, published in Le Charivari
Leçon d’équitation, haute école. [A lesson in horsemanship, advanced course.]
from the series Les Papas, number 2, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published December 14, 1846
Object number: 2014.188
Quand on a un père farceur. [When one has a clown for a father.] from the series Les Papas, number 21, published in Le Charivari
Quand on a un père farceur. [When one has a clown for a father.]
from the series Les Papas, number 21, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published March 23, 1848
Object number: 2014.195
–Pour un lapin, voilà un fier lapin….. aussi on l’a mis dans un endroit grillé!… –Je crois qu’on aurait même bien fait de le museler!… [–Quite a hare… not bad for a hare!… good idea to keep him behind bars. –I think they also should have muzzled him.] from the series L’Exposition des Animaux [The Animal Fair], number 4, published in Le Charivari
–Pour un lapin, voilà un fier lapin….. aussi on l’a mis dans un endroit grillé!…
–Je crois qu’on aurait même bien fait de le museler!…
[–Quite a hare… not bad for a hare!… good idea to keep him behind bars.
–I think they also should have muzzled him.]
from the series L’Exposition des Animaux [The Animal Fair], number 4, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published June 16, 1856
Object number: 1968.011
Un fils modèle. [A model son.] from the series Les Papas, number 17, published in Le Charivari
Un fils modèle. [A model son.]
from the series Les Papas, number 17, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published October 13, 1847
Object number: 2014.194
Une famille chez qui réside instinct guerrier. [A family which cherished the instincts of a warrior.] from the series Les Papas, number 9, published in Le Charivari
Une famille chez qui réside instinct guerrier.
[A family which cherished the instincts of a warrior.]
from the series Les Papas, number 9, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published February 9, 1847
Object number: 2014.190
La Garde-Malade. Décidément, il n’y a que les fruitières pour vous procurer de belles connaissances. Un épileptique, un hydrophobe et une folle!….. si l’épicier pouvait me faire avoir avec ça la maladie de poitrine qu’il m’a promise, c’est ça qui me ferait joliment du bien! [The Nurse. No question, the fruit vendors are the only ones who introduce you to interesting cases… an epileptic, a hydrophobic, and a lunatic!… And if the vendor could get me that case of tuberculosis he promised, it would really do me some good!] from the series Bohémiens de Paris, number 15, published in Le Charivari
La Garde-Malade. Décidément, il n’y a que les fruitières pour vous procurer de belles connaissances. Un épileptique, un hydrophobe et une folle!….. si l’épicier pouvait me faire avoir avec ça la maladie de poitrine qu’il m’a promise, c’est ça qui me ferait joliment du bien!
[The Nurse. No question, the fruit vendors are the only ones who introduce you to interesting cases… an epileptic, a hydrophobic, and a lunatic!… And if the vendor could get me that case of tuberculosis he promised, it would really do me some good!]
from the series Bohémiens de Paris, number 15, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published May 22, 1842
Object number: 1981.019
Allons, papa, fault encore sauter trente-deux tours!.. [Go on, father, you need to jump another 32 times!] from the series Les Papas, number 10, published in Le Charivari
Allons, papa, fault encore sauter trente-deux tours!..
[Go on, father, you need to jump another 32 times!]
from the series Les Papas, number 10, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published June 9, 1847
Object number: 2014.191
Comment on donne aux jeunes gens le goût de la navigation. [How to introduce youngsters to the joys of navigation.] from the series Les Papas, number 3, published in Le Charivari
Comment on donne aux jeunes gens le goût de la navigation.
[How to introduce youngsters to the joys of navigation.]
from the series Les Papas, number 3, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published December 18, 1846
Object number: 2014.189
Oh! p’pa….. la belle femme!…. [Oh! daddy… what a beautiful woman!] from the series Les Papas, number 1, published in Le Charivari
Oh! p’pa….. la belle femme!…. [Oh! daddy… what a beautiful woman!]
from the series Les Papas, number 1, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published December 10, 1846
Object number: 2014.187
Manière polie de mettre un bourgeois à la porte d’un atelier, lui jouer quarante sept fois de suite l’air de la Monaco. [A polite way of showing a citizen to the studio door by playing him the air from the Monaco suite forty-seven times.] from the series Scènes d’Ateliers, number 3, published in Le Charivari
Manière polie de mettre un bourgeois à la porte d’un atelier, lui jouer quarante sept fois de suite l’air de la Monaco.
[A polite way of showing a citizen to the studio door by playing him the air from the Monaco suite forty-seven times.]
from the series Scènes d’Ateliers, number 3, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published June 21, 1850
Object number: 2014.204
Eh! ben et mon verre.. si je n’ai pas mon verre je dirai à maman tu as encore été boire avec le grand escogriffe qu’elle t’avait défendu d’aller avec lui!.. [Eh! My glass… if I don’t have my glass I will tell mother that you were drinking again with the scoundrel that she’s forbidden you from hanging around.] from the series Enfantillages [Childishness], number 6, published in Le Charivari
Eh! ben et mon verre.. si je n’ai pas mon verre je dirai à maman tu as encore été boire avec le grand escogriffe qu’elle t’avait défendu d’aller avec lui!..
[Eh! My glass… if I don’t have my glass I will tell mother that you were drinking again with the scoundrel that she’s forbidden you from hanging around.]
from the series Enfantillages [Childishness], number 6, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published January 10, 1852
Object number: 1981.018
–“Adieu!…. Adieu!… à la Grâce de Dieu… Adieu… Adieu!… etc.” -Sacrrristi!… est-ce que vous vous moquez de monde?… v’là deux heures que vous me criez Adieu…, mais fichez-moi donc le camp une bonne fois pour toutes!…. sacrrristi. [–Farewell! Farewell! in the name of God, Farewell! Farewell! –Would you stop this? You cannot be serious. For the last two hours you have been shouting farewell… why don’t you finally go?], from the series Les Musiciens de Paris, number 1, published in Le Charivari
–“Adieu!…. Adieu!… à la Grâce de Dieu… Adieu… Adieu!… etc.” -Sacrrristi!… est-ce que vous vous moquez de monde?… v’là deux heures que vous me criez Adieu…, mais fichez-moi donc le camp une bonne fois pour toutes!…. sacrrristi.
[–Farewell! Farewell! in the name of God, Farewell! Farewell! –Would you stop this? You cannot be serious. For the last two hours you have been shouting farewell… why don’t you finally go?], from the series Les Musiciens de Paris, number 1, published in Le Charivari
Honoré Daumier
published February 1, 1843
Object number: 2014.181