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The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th-Century France

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1. Three Cent Soup

   James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) Three Cent Soup, ca. 1859 Etching and drypoint Mrs. F.F. Prentiss Bequest, 1…

2. Woman Emptying a Wheelbarrow

   Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903) Woman Emptying a Wheelbarrow, 1880 Drypoint R.T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1943.128

3. Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap

   Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875) Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap, or Man Pushing a Wheelbarrow, 1855-56 Etching…

4. 195415.jpg

   Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903) Vegetable Market at Pontoise, 1891 Etching Gift of the Oberlin College Art Library, 1954.15…

5. La Lionne du Faubourg St. Germain

   Alfred André Géniole (French, 1813–1861) La Lionne du Faubourg St. Germain (The Female Dandy of the Faubourg St. Germain), 184…

6. Moi, avoir jamais quelque chose avec ce petit journaliste !

   Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866) Moi, avoir jamais quelque chose avec ce petit journaliste!... (Me, get involved with that littl…

7. Châle en Cachemire

   Kerven (French, active mid-19th century) Châle en Cachemire des Magasins Biétry et Cie. (Cashmere shawl from Bietry’s), 19th c…

8. Sommeil

   Alcide Joseph Lorentz (French, 1813–1891) Sommeil (Sleep), 19th century Lithograph Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1951.87.9 Les lap…

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   Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947) House in a Courtyard, ca. 1897 Color lithograph R.T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1958.155

10. Voyez-vous bourgeois

    Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) Voyez vous bourgeois, vous êtes justement dans l’age et dans la force... (You see, boss,…