Embarcation of a Lady. Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...

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Image Not Available for Embarcation of a Lady. Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...
Embarcation of a Lady. Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...
Image Not Available for Embarcation of a Lady. Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...

Embarcation of a Lady. Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...

PortfolioPlate 15 from the series "Les Canotier Parisien"
Date1843
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 210 × 240 mm. (8 1/4 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object number1963.109.94
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot.... We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged.... He is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces.
My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot.... We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged.... He is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces.
1845
Image Not Available for My dear, since we won't have enough time to see everything in one day, you should look at the pictures on the right while I'll look at the ones on the left, and when we get home, we'll tell each other everything we saw.
My dear, since we won't have enough time to see everything in one day, you should look at the pictures on the right while I'll look at the ones on the left, and when we get home, we'll tell each other everything we saw.
1859
Image Not Available for 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.
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
Image Not Available for Parisians in the countryside. - Aren't we a bit too audacious to get involved in such an adventure.... down there I see something rather disturbing... I am not sure whether it is wise to advance any further. - But I think these are simply millstones... - And I was afraid these might be the huts of some savages!
Parisians in the countryside. - Aren't we a bit too audacious to get involved in such an adventure.... down there I see something rather disturbing... I am not sure whether it is wise to advance any further. - But I think these are simply millstones... - And I was afraid these might be the huts of some savages!
1857
Image Not Available for This is what nowadays in called a light work. - My God, what's this!.... an encyclopaedia? - No sir.... it is the novel "the mysteries of Paris" that Madame bought at the bookshop of our Master. We will bring you the rest of the oeuvre as soon as it appears. ------------------- This is what the royal printer is sending us. - What! I was told I would get some light documentation about the question in question. – That’s right, monsieur, we’ll bring you the rest right away.
This is what nowadays in called a light work. - My God, what's this!.... an encyclopaedia? - No sir.... it is the novel "the mysteries of Paris" that Madame bought at the bookshop of our Master. We will bring you the rest of the oeuvre as soon as it appears.
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This is what the royal printer is sending us. - What! I was told I would get some light documentation about the question in question. – That’s right, monsieur, we’ll bring you the rest right away.
1843
Image Not Available for 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!
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
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 Adoption. - Well, really! Robert, my friend, so you are becoming a family man. You're considering adoption?... You will soon crown the maidens at the village fair... (Robert)- Yes, I adopted this child. I want to thrive in the joys of family life... (Wormspire) - You want to marry your ward... - Yes, I want her to get married. Yes, get her married to a rich man, prepare for my retirement. - Prepare for your retirement... get enough money for old age and win the Monthion prize... I know, I know!
The Adoption. - Well, really! Robert, my friend, so you are becoming a family man. You're considering adoption?... You will soon crown the maidens at the village fair... (Robert)- Yes, I adopted this child. I want to thrive in the joys of family life... (Wormspire) - You want to marry your ward... - Yes, I want her to get married. Yes, get her married to a rich man, prepare for my retirement. - Prepare for your retirement... get enough money for old age and win the Monthion prize... I know, I know!
1841
Image Not Available for A citizen who is fed up with military paraphernalia. - Just to think that we finally got rid of Louis-Philippe and yet we cannot get rid of this leather junk!
A citizen who is fed up with military paraphernalia. - Just to think that we finally got rid of Louis-Philippe and yet we cannot get rid of this leather junk!
1848
Image Not Available for Run away, Moellon, there comes the guard, another one of these show-offs. Just because we don’t have 4 sous for the bath we cannot wash ourselves... get lost..... It’s just not right!…
Run away, Moellon, there comes the guard, another one of these show-offs. Just because we don’t have 4 sous for the bath we cannot wash ourselves... get lost..... It’s just not right!…
1839
Image Not Available for The new uniform of the Turkish coachmen in Constantinople. neither male nor female... all eunuchs. (from the new ordinances..)
The new uniform of the Turkish coachmen in Constantinople. neither male nor female... all eunuchs.
(from the new ordinances..)
1860
Image Not Available for "What ho! does the Devil arrive! then we needs must get on
"What ho! does the Devil arrive! then we needs must get on
1827-1828