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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

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

Primary (Paris, France, 1804–1866)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1841
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsSheet: 13 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (33.8 × 24 cm)
Image: 7 13/16 × 6 1/4 in. (19.9 × 15.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Ira and Virginia Jackson, 1985.53
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1985.53
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Not on view
Label Text
published in Le Charivari, 3 October 1841
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
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
Mosieu [sic] Belassis, moi j’ai pas des jambes en manches de veste [Monsieur Belassis, I have no legs in my jacket sleeves], plate 45 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 25 September 1841
Mosieu [sic] Belassis, moi j’ai pas des jambes en manches de veste [Monsieur Belassis, I have no legs in my jacket sleeves], plate 45 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 25 September 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841
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Je le dirai! … que t’as encore pris dans le petit pot, du rouge que maman se met [My word! … you even took from the small jar some of the rouge that Mama uses], plate 30 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 21 January 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
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
Paul Gavarni
1840
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
Cette madame de Lieusaint est-elle bête! [That lady from Lieusaint is stupid!], plate 42 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 9 August 1841
Cette madame de Lieusaint est-elle bête! [That lady from Lieusaint is stupid!], plate 42 from Les Enfans [sic] terribles [Terrible Children], in Le Charivari, 9 August 1841
Paul Gavarni
1841