Seven o'clock in the morning. Monsieur Coquelet wakes up. Minette and Azor fight for the paternal kiss. Monsieur Coquelet enjoys this touching scene of rivalry.

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Image Not Available for Seven o'clock in the morning. Monsieur Coquelet wakes up. Minette and Azor fight for the paternal kiss. Monsieur Coquelet enjoys this touching scene of rivalry.
Seven o'clock in the morning. Monsieur Coquelet wakes up. Minette and Azor fight for the paternal kiss. Monsieur Coquelet enjoys this touching scene of rivalry.
Image Not Available for Seven o'clock in the morning. Monsieur Coquelet wakes up. Minette and Azor fight for the paternal kiss. Monsieur Coquelet enjoys this touching scene of rivalry.

Seven o'clock in the morning. Monsieur Coquelet wakes up. Minette and Azor fight for the paternal kiss. Monsieur Coquelet enjoys this touching scene of rivalry.

PortfolioPlate 1 from the series "La journée du celibataire"
Date1839
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 250 × 197 mm. (9 13/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object number1963.109.45
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for Seven o'clock. Monsieur Coquelet on the way home... one word, my dear, honestly, a neighbor, 45 years, a nice little widow, but a heart of stone.
Seven o'clock. Monsieur Coquelet on the way home... one word, my dear, honestly, a neighbor, 45 years, a nice little widow, but a heart of stone.
1839
Image Not Available for 5 o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
5 o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
1839
Image Not Available for Five o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
Five o'clock in the evening. Mr. Coquelet, you are a unsocial being, conspiring with your dog. Twice now I've had 149 points, and he's jumped up on the table and mixes up everything. Your dog is an accomplice! An you are an old cheat.
1839
Image Not Available for Eleven o'clock in the morning. Mr. Coquelet, wishing to offer a bouquet of violets to Miss Palissandre begrudges this extravagance and decides to calm his conscience by washing his handkerchief with his own hands.
Eleven o'clock in the morning. Mr. Coquelet, wishing to offer a bouquet of violets to Miss Palissandre begrudges this extravagance and decides to calm his conscience by washing his handkerchief with his own hands.
1839
Image Not Available for There's no doubt, Monsieur Riflot, the law of petition is sacred, but it is being abused. Look at the example we just discussed: they want to tax bachelors, since they are useless for society. I feel sorry for all the married people.... I must also say that I know of no-one who has done as much for society, as I, Coquelet did.
There's no doubt, Monsieur Riflot, the law of petition is sacred, but it is being abused. Look at the example we just discussed: they want to tax bachelors, since they are useless for society. I feel sorry for all the married people.... I must also say that I know of no-one who has done as much for society, as I, Coquelet did.
1839
Image Not Available for The Oyster. (You'll wake me up at dinner time.) Big, fat, thick, plump, greedy, wakes up only for the purpose of taking in food and sleeps only for the purpose of digesting it. The oyster does not eat for living, but lives for eating. Its locomotive and industrial apparatus are non existent. It vegetates on the spot and its existence is manifested only by the exactitude, the number and the quality of the meals. The entire energy of the oyster is located in the stomach. One might call it an animal of pleasure, its only mission in life being to consume without working, while others work without consuming. It seems to be perfectly at ease with this providential mission. (Lacépède – Natural History.)
The Oyster. (You'll wake me up at dinner time.) Big, fat, thick, plump, greedy, wakes up only for the purpose of taking in food and sleeps only for the purpose of digesting it. The oyster does not eat for living, but lives for eating. Its locomotive and industrial apparatus are non existent. It vegetates on the spot and its existence is manifested only by the exactitude, the number and the quality of the meals. The entire energy of the oyster is located in the stomach. One might call it an animal of pleasure, its only mission in life being to consume without working, while others work without consuming. It seems to be perfectly at ease with this providential mission.
(Lacépède – Natural History.)
1837
Image Not Available for The Bluestocking Husband. Monsieur, my wife has been inspired since this morning: it is impossible to see her. As you can see, I have to give my full attention to the fruit of our most recent collaboration!
The Bluestocking Husband. Monsieur, my wife has been inspired since this morning: it is impossible to see her. As you can see, I have to give my full attention to the fruit of our most recent collaboration!
1842
Image Not Available for This morning before dawn / A God came to wake me up / The curtains they were drawn / And my snoring had to stop / It is your daddy's birthday, / A time for gifts and flowers / To be placed on his head so gray / Instead of his morning showers.
This morning before dawn / A God came to wake me up / The curtains they were drawn / And my snoring had to stop / It is your daddy's birthday, / A time for gifts and flowers / To be placed on his head so gray / Instead of his morning showers.
1839
Image Not Available for Two o'clock. A snack for Azor. What can I do, my dear..... this poor beast only has me, you however, you have the entire world!
Two o'clock. A snack for Azor. What can I do, my dear..... this poor beast only has me, you however, you have the entire world!
1839
Image Not Available for A gentleman who enjoys the satisfaction of having his mask taken
A gentleman who enjoys the satisfaction of having his mask taken
1846
Image Not Available for The first prize for mathematics goes to Monsieur Isidor Cabuchet, who has been cited nine times already. ( Mr. Cabuchet Senior hardly succeeds in holding back the tears of sympathy, wich threaten to inundate his paternal nose).
The first prize for mathematics goes to Monsieur Isidor Cabuchet, who has been cited nine times already.
( Mr. Cabuchet Senior hardly succeeds in holding back the tears of sympathy, wich threaten to inundate his paternal nose).
1846
Image Not Available for The early morning caller. This person enters your home early in the morning and walks stealthily like a thief. If you wake up, he pretends having entered the wrong apartment, looking for a Mr. Pierre or a Mr. Paul. He is abashed with apologies and retreats after carrying off what has fallen into his hands. This man works around all the hotels, knowing that the travellers have the habit of leaving their key in the door.
The early morning caller. This person enters your home early in the morning and walks stealthily like a thief. If you wake up, he pretends having entered the wrong apartment, looking for a Mr. Pierre or a Mr. Paul. He is abashed with apologies and retreats after carrying off what has fallen into his hands. This man works around all the hotels, knowing that the travellers have the habit of leaving their key in the door.
1835