Rash young students who are fighting over a point of honour and who snap their fingers at the supreme court.

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Rash young students who are fighting over a point of honour and who snap their fingers at the supreme court.
Image Not Available for Rash young students who are fighting over a point of honour and who snap their fingers at the supreme court.

Rash young students who are fighting over a point of honour and who snap their fingers at the supreme court.

PortfolioPlate 9 from the series "Professeurs et Moutards"
Date1845
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 191 × 247 mm. (7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object number1963.109.118
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Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for A teacher who is being obliged to turn a blind eye to the conduct of his students.
A teacher who is being obliged to turn a blind eye to the conduct of his students.
1845
Image Not Available for You remember now that young Cabassol is far too good in translation that I would allow anyone in this class to molest him... he is under my immediate protection! At the final exams it is he who will hold up the honour of Bilboquet High school.
You remember now that young Cabassol is far too good in translation that I would allow anyone in this class to molest him... he is under my immediate protection! At the final exams it is he who will hold up the honour of Bilboquet High school.
1845
Image Not Available for Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.
Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.
1846
Image Not Available for Monsieur Alfred Cabassol! You are the only one in the class who succeeded to get through the entire week without blowing your nose into your sleeve. Please stand to receive this prize of honour for cleanliness.
Monsieur Alfred Cabassol! You are the only one in the class who succeeded to get through the entire week without blowing your nose into your sleeve. Please stand to receive this prize of honour for cleanliness.
1846
Image Not Available for The Horse Races. The Chinese, who have the most ugly carriage horses one can possibly imagine, have recognized the necessity to improve this interesting breed of quadrupeds. So the horse racing association of Beijing has had no better idea than to make the horses race and over a distance of a mile in 4 minutes. To the contentment of the organizing committee, the winner quite frequently reaches finishing line... on a wheel barrow. The improvement is final.
The Horse Races. The Chinese, who have the most ugly carriage horses one can possibly imagine, have recognized the necessity to improve this interesting breed of quadrupeds. So the horse racing association of Beijing has had no better idea than to make the horses race and over a distance of a mile in 4 minutes. To the contentment of the organizing committee, the winner quite frequently reaches finishing line... on a wheel barrow. The improvement is final.
1844
Image Not Available for Clean young high school students. They even try to selling off their latin dictionnary.
Clean young high school students. They even try to selling off their latin dictionnary.
1846
Image Not Available for Great Exhibition... of Industry and Contemporary Jokes. Enter and judge for yourself! Everything is arranged and ready: The pancake of the courts good for digestion (To the side: and difficult to digest). The Master-thief who catches all!! (save for his shadow). Liquid bitumen! (exactly). Men's shirts for the use of little children. The marvellous indestructible hats (that melt in the sun and dissolve in the rain). Dromedar cream in great demand (by fools). English beer with lots of froth (like in the newspapers). Simpleton's sublime, the classic coal of Saint Pétrain that one can put to the test (at any time).
Great Exhibition... of Industry and Contemporary Jokes. Enter and judge for yourself! Everything is arranged and ready: The pancake of the courts good for digestion (To the side: and difficult to digest). The Master-thief who catches all!! (save for his shadow). Liquid bitumen! (exactly). Men's shirts for the use of little children. The marvellous indestructible hats (that melt in the sun and dissolve in the rain). Dromedar cream in great demand (by fools). English beer with lots of froth (like in the newspapers). Simpleton's sublime, the classic coal of Saint Pétrain that one can put to the test (at any time).
1839
Image Not Available for Help, help!...My husband is fighting a bull!
Help, help!...My husband is fighting a bull!
1845
Image Not Available for An advocate who is evidently fully convinced.... that his client will pay him well.
An advocate who is evidently fully convinced.... that his client will pay him well.
1845
Image Not Available for The Passport. The foreigner who visits China is subject to an indispensable formality. He receives a scrap of paper on which he writes the age he wishes to reveal, the profession that he is said to perform and the place that he wishes to give as his birthplace. All this is followed by a description which is so indistinct that it applies to everybody. After which, by means of two Francs, the Chinese Government is deemed to guarantee him aid and assistance for one year
The Passport. The foreigner who visits China is subject to an indispensable formality. He receives a scrap of paper on which he writes the age he wishes to reveal, the profession that he is said to perform and the place that he wishes to give as his birthplace. All this is followed by a description which is so indistinct that it applies to everybody. After which, by means of two Francs, the Chinese Government is deemed to guarantee him aid and assistance for one year
1844
Image Not Available for Abduction of Helen. / Paris, who had worn himself out, / Was just good for nothing but kraut. / Helen knew it and in her strong arms / she carried him close to her charms. / (Eneis, disguised by Mr. Patin)
Abduction of Helen. / Paris, who had worn himself out, / Was just good for nothing but kraut. / Helen knew it and in her strong arms / she carried him close to her charms. / (Eneis, disguised by Mr. Patin)
1842
Image Not Available for Another one who needs to worry about his nose this year, since the potato-epidemic is still going on.
Another one who needs to worry about his nose this year, since the potato-epidemic is still going on.
1847