Horticulturists of Nanterre tiptoeing at midnight towards the cactus grandiflorus in order to surprise it in its blossoming, plate 323 from Actualités, 1856
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Aquatic fun borrowed from the old Greeks, plate 20 from Croquis D'été, 1857
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A dancer who claims to have preserved the great tradition of VESTRI, plate 12 from Croquis Dramatiques, 1857
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Mr. Prudhomme dedicating his son to the new God of the Parisians, plate 366 from Actualités, 1857
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Emotions From the Countryside. “- Have to see how the wine grows… haven't never seen it before…,” plate 436 from Actualités, 1857
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“- May the devil get the inventor of all these New Year's presents!” Reflection of a sensitive, generous but tormented Parisian father, plate 476 from Actualités, 1858
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The Reappearance of the Tritons of the Sea, plate 412 from Actualités, 1857
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View of rue Lacépède during the hunt for a serpent, plate 500 from Actualités, 1858
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At 30°C, lucky he who can escape and snooze in the forest of Saint-Germain accompanied by his wife and a few lizards, plate 27 from Les Bons Bourgeois, 1847
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“- How do you find this saint there.... I tried to not make him look too conventional.... The bourgeois: - I quite agree, a Saint never should look short winded,” plate 80 from Les Bons Bourgeois, 1847
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Great Times for Small Fry..., plate 7 from Types Parisiens, published May 29, 1841
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“- Yes alright, but the poor boy's belly is hurting,” plate 13 from Les Papas, published June 30, 1847
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Proposal for improvement for the theatres in Paris, which will not fail to have its effect during the dog days, plate 4 from Croquis d’Été, 1859
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It’s strange: nothing is picking up at the stock exchange, not even the chestnut trees!, plate 520 from Actualités, 1858
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How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutards (Professors and Rascals), 1846
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The Lesson of the Professor, plate five from Les Comédiens de Société, 1858
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Very High and Mighty Legitimate Brats. Peoples, defend yourselves, tear yourselves to pieces, sacrifice yourselves for these royals, you belong to them, imbeciles, plate 19, 1834
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The Drunkard, published, March 3, 1834
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They succeeded in acclimatizing the Indian potato to the French climate, but it is still a problem to acclimatize the French to the Indian potato!, plate 1 from La Société D'acclimatation, 1858
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Viktoria Park, 1989, printed 2003/04
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