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Ma bonne bisque, va M'man, de se lever comme ça de bonne heure [My maid is furious, ask Mama, to get up early like that], plate 25 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 20 November 1840
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. 

Ma bonne bisque, va M'man, de se lever comme ça de bonne heure [My maid is furious, ask Mama, to get up early like that], plate 25 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 20 November 1840

Primary (Paris, France, 1804–1866)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1840
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsSheet: 13 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (33.8 × 24 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, 1985.47
Keywords
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1985.47
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published in Le Charivari, 20 November 1840
M’man [sic] n’y est pas parce que tu rentres avant cinq heures [Mama is not there because you returned before five o’clock], plate 47 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 3 October 1841
M’man [sic] n’y est pas parce que tu rentres avant cinq heures [Mama is not there because you returned before five o’clock], plate 47 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 3 October 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841
Maman, va venir, pas tout de suite: elle est avec madame Pelet [Mama will come, but not right away: She is with Madame Pelet], plate 9 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 31 May 1840
Maman, va venir, pas tout de suite: elle est avec madame Pelet [Mama will come, but not right away: She is with Madame Pelet], plate 9 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 31 May 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
Quand maman aime bien petit papa, elle appelle petit papa “ma niniche” [When Mama really loves Papa, she calls Papa “my niniche”], plate 13 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 15 June 1840
Quand maman aime bien petit papa, elle appelle petit papa “ma niniche” [When Mama really loves Papa, she calls Papa “my niniche”], plate 13 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 15 June 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
Image Not Available for La rose que vous avez donnée à ma maman? … Ah! oui, oui! [The rose that you gave to Mama? … Ah! Yes, yes!], plate 14 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 23 June 1840
La rose que vous avez donnée à ma maman? … Ah! oui, oui! [The rose that you gave to Mama? … Ah! Yes, yes!], plate 14 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 23 June 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
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 Maman, c’est mosieu [sic] … tu sais, ce mosieu [sic] qui a ce nez [Mama, it’s that gentleman … you know, that gentleman who has that nose], plate 27 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 6 December 1840
Maman, c’est mosieu [sic] … tu sais, ce mosieu [sic] qui a ce nez [Mama, it’s that gentleman … you know, that gentleman who has that nose], plate 27 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 6 December 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 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 Que tu es donc godiche, Toinon [You are so silly, Toinon], plate 26 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 28 November 1840
Que tu es donc godiche, Toinon [You are so silly, Toinon], plate 26 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 28 November 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
Voyons! Faites attention [See! Pay attention], plate 20 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 7 October 1840
Paul Gavarni
1840
Tu ne sais pas ta leçon, ta tante va venir: tu seras grondé! [If you do not know your lesson, your aunt will come: you will be scolded!], plate 36 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 17 May 1841
Tu ne sais pas ta leçon, ta tante va venir: tu seras grondé! [If you do not know your lesson, your aunt will come: you will be scolded!], plate 36 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 17 May 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841