Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!

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Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!
Image Not Available for Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!

Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!

PortfolioPlate 27 from the series "Types Parisiens"
Date1840
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 235 × 335 mm. (9 1/4 × 13 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ann Hoff, Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in Memory of William L. Hoff
Object number1989.712
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!
Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!
1840
Image Not Available for Oh!... It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!
Oh!... It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!
1840
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 Madame Greluche: Oh, Gustave, how good! A real soothing warmth! Look at our son Loulou; the cute face he makes! - Mr. Greluche: And Pyramus, he is afraid, afraid like a dog. If you only knew what he is doing right now, the little rascal.
Madame Greluche: Oh, Gustave, how good! A real soothing warmth! Look at our son Loulou; the cute face he makes! - Mr. Greluche: And Pyramus, he is afraid, afraid like a dog. If you only knew what he is doing right now, the little rascal.
1839
Image Not Available for Word of honour Madame Frenouillet... it’s not that I want to flatter us, but watching the two of us swim one could take us for two fishes: a carp and an eel.
Word of honour Madame Frenouillet... it’s not that I want to flatter us, but watching the two of us swim one could take us for two fishes: a carp and an eel.
1841
Image Not Available for Mr. Frémouillot I caught you, you know the "Double Blanc" trick... And now I'll tell you once and for all what I think of you.... after all, we all know what to make of people who know the "Double Blanc" trick!
Mr. Frémouillot I caught you, you know the "Double Blanc" trick... And now I'll tell you once and for all what I think of you.... after all, we all know what to make of people who know the "Double Blanc" trick!
1841
Image Not Available for Ha! Dammmmmnit wife... how much funnn we had when we were eighteen.... no men no women..... just us people from Auvergne.
Ha! Dammmmmnit wife... how much funnn we had when we were eighteen.... no men no women..... just us people from Auvergne.
1841
Image Not Available for Changing his one-eyed horse for a blind one.
Changing his one-eyed horse for a blind one.
1866
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 It’s important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it’s a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he’ll learn it… he is still young!
It’s important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it’s a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he’ll learn it… he is still young!
1839
Image Not Available for A Practical Joke. Driver! Driver! Do you still have two seats in the rabbit section??
A Practical Joke. Driver! Driver! Do you still have two seats in the rabbit section??
1842
Image Not Available for Here is a good one! The guard who has a drink... should have told us, we would have paid you a drink, old warrior! The authority is refreshing himself…. hello Gugusse…. whose turn is it to fish the authority out of the water?
Here is a good one! The guard who has a drink... should have told us, we would have paid you a drink, old warrior! The authority is refreshing himself…. hello Gugusse…. whose turn is it to fish the authority out of the water?
1841