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Les grenouilles qui demandent un roi (The Frogs Asking for a King)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Les grenouilles qui demandent un roi (The Frogs Asking for a King)

Artist/Maker (France, 1808-1879)
Datenot dated
Mediumlithograph
DimensionsSheet: 9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (23.5 x 30.2 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. Daniel J. DelRowe
Terms
    Object number98.0044.46
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Vois-tu, Jean, V'la l'bois qu'on fait les rois, c'est l'poirier; et v'la celui des empereurs, c'est l'aurier. (You See, Jean, The Tree From Which Kings Come Is the Pear.)
    Honoré Daumier
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tiens au milieu de tous les bouleversemens d'Empereurs et de Rois (Amazing, During All This Hassle About Emperors and Kings), Plate 2
    Honoré Daumier
    March 28, 1848
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Quel singulier jeu! Chaque joueur se trouve avoir le Roi! (What a unique game of cards! Every player holds the King!), Plate 130
    Honoré Daumier
    May 15, 1851
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    L'Empereur d'Autriche et le Roi de Prusse se décidant à combattre avec des armes nouvelles (The Austrian Emperor and the Prussian King Decide to Fight with New Weapons), Plate 40
    Honoré Daumier
    December 13, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Divertissement qui devrait être interdit aux personnages politiques considérables, puisqu'il les expose à compromettre l'équilibre Européen (A pastime which really should not be allowed for politicians, since it might jeopardize the European equilibrium)
    Honoré Daumier
    February 16, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Situation pénible du pauvre petit Roi de Grèce (An Uncomfortable Situation for the Poor Little King of Greece), Plat 85
    Honoré Daumier
    March 11, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Il est dans un bel état vot' manteau! C'est ce diable de national qui me l'a déchiré (Your cloak is in quite a condition Sir. It's this devil of "National" who got it into that state)
    Honoré Daumier
    September 25, 1834
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Le sauvage Bineau ayant enfin trouvé à utiliser sa massue sur les boulevards et fesant connaître aux Parisiens tous les charmes des routes Américaines (Finally the savage Bineau has found a way to use his club on the boulevards and introduce Parisians to all the charmes of American roads), Plate 54
    Honoré Daumier
    June 26, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Les Parisiens ayant trouvé moyen de circuler, en temps de pluie, sur les Boulevards macadamisés (Parisians having found a way to move around the asphalted boulevards on rainy days), Plate 156
    Honoré Daumier
    June 29, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Les suites d'une discussion politique entre les deux anciens burgraves et amis Berryer et Larochejaquelein (The result of a political discussion between two old friends and Burgraves, Berryer and Larochejaquelein), Plate 5
    Honoré Daumier
    October 10, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Les suites d'une discussion politique entre les deux anciens burgraves et amis Berryer et Larochejaquelein (The result of a political discussion between two old friends and Burgraves, Berryer and Larochejaquelein), Plate 5
    Honoré Daumier
    October 10, 1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Les caniches et les rentiers allant féliciter l'Assemblée nationale... (Poodles and holders of bonds on their way to congratulate the National Assembly...), Plate 146
    Honoré Daumier
    June 17, 1850
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