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Qu'est-ce donc qui l'a inventée la poudre, monsieur?...que papa dit que ce n’est pas vous...[Tell me, sir, who discovered the powder?...Because Papa said that it was not you...], plate 10 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivar
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale. It should not be shared or reproduced without permission by the copyright holder. 

Qu'est-ce donc qui l'a inventée la poudre, monsieur?...que papa dit que ce n’est pas vous...[Tell me, sir, who discovered the powder?...Because Papa said that it was not you...], plate 10 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivar

Primary (Paris, France, 1804–1866)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1840
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsSheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (33.9 × 24.1 cm)
Image: 7 13/16 × 6 1/8 in. (19.9 × 15.6 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Ira and Virginia Jackson, 1985.44
Keywords
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1985.44
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published in Le Charivari, 27 May 1840
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Monsieur! n'est-ce pas que ça n’est pas vrai que vous n’avez pas les cheveux peints? [Sir! Isn’t it not true that you do not dye your hair?], plate 4 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 12 August 1839
Paul Gavarni
1839
Image Not Available for N’est-ce pas, ma mère, que c'est bien vilain de dire: vous m’embêtez? [Mother, isn’t it naughty to say: you bother me?], plate 12 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 19 June 1840
N’est-ce pas, ma mère, que c'est bien vilain de dire: vous m’embêtez? [Mother, isn’t it naughty to say: you bother me?], plate 12 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 19 June 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
Image Not Available for N’est-ce pas, ma mère, que c'est bien vilain de dire: vous m’embêtez? [Mother, isn’t it naughty to say: you bother me?], plate 12 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 19 June 1840
N’est-ce pas, ma mère, que c'est bien vilain de dire: vous m’embêtez? [Mother, isn’t it naughty to say: you bother me?], plate 12 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 19 June 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
Image Not Available for Maman dit que vous savez tous les secrets de Polichinelle, mosieu [sic] d’Alby [Mama said that you know all the secrets of Polichinelle, Monsieur d’Alby], plate 28 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 17 December 1840
Maman dit que vous savez tous les secrets de Polichinelle, mosieu [sic] d’Alby [Mama said that you know all the secrets of Polichinelle, Monsieur d’Alby], plate 28 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 17 December 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
Image Not Available for N’est-ce pas, Mosieu [sic] Prud’homme, qu’il ne faut pas mettre un H à omelette? … là! vois-tu M’man [sic]! … [Isn’t it true, Monsieur Prud’homme that you don’t put an H in omelet? See Mama!], plate 48 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children],
N’est-ce pas, Mosieu [sic] Prud’homme, qu’il ne faut pas mettre un H à omelette? … là! vois-tu M’man [sic]! … [Isn’t it true, Monsieur Prud’homme that you don’t put an H in omelet? See Mama!], plate 48 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children],
Paul Gavarni
1841
Papa, empêche donc Françoise de se moquer toujours de moi [Papa, please tell Françoise not to make fun of me], plate 31 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 13 March 1841
Papa, empêche donc Françoise de se moquer toujours de moi [Papa, please tell Françoise not to make fun of me], plate 31 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 13 March 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841
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Est-ce que c’est vrai, mosieu [sic] d’Alby, que tu couperais des liards en quatres [sic] [Is it true, Monsieur d’Alby, that you can cut pennies into four pieces?], plate 37 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 10 April 184
Paul Gavarni
1841
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Mosieu [sic], on ne peut pas voir papa, il est en train de faire faillite [Sir, you cannot see my father, he is just about to declare bankruptcy], plate 41 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 7 August 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841
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Dis donc Miroux … dis donc, Miroux … de quoi donc que madame Miroux te fait / porter? [Tell me Miroux … I say, Miroux … how does Madame Miroux bear you?], plate 43 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 13 August 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841
Maman a écrit à mosieu [sic] Prosper et papa a vu la letter [Mama had written to Monsieur Prosper and Papa saw the letter], plate 49 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 29 May 1842
Maman a écrit à mosieu [sic] Prosper et papa a vu la letter [Mama had written to Monsieur Prosper and Papa saw the letter], plate 49 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 29 May 1842
Paul Gavarni
1842
Image Not Available for Après diner maman, n'est-ce pas? (j’ai été bien sage) nous irons chez mon bon ami [After dinner, Mama, alright? (I have been very good) we will go to my good friend’s house], plate 11 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 4
Après diner maman, n'est-ce pas? (j’ai été bien sage) nous irons chez mon bon ami [After dinner, Mama, alright? (I have been very good) we will go to my good friend’s house], plate 11 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 4
Paul Gavarni
1840
La canne que papa a trouvée dans l’armoire de maman…[The cane that Papa found in Mama’s closet…], plate 35 from Les Enfans [sic] terrible [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 5 April 1841
La canne que papa a trouvée dans l’armoire de maman…[The cane that Papa found in Mama’s closet…], plate 35 from Les Enfans [sic] terrible [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 5 April 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841