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L'empire c'est la paix

L'empire c'est la paix, Honoré Daumier, 1870

L'empire c'est la paix

1870 · Print

Particulars

1870 · aged 62

18081879

Accession number: 1979.49.192

Meanwhile, in the life of Honoré Daumier

1868
Corot Gave Daumier a House
His loyal friend Corot secretly bought the house in Valmondois that Daumier was renting and presented it to him as a gift, writing in a letter: "I am not doing this for you, but to annoy your landlord."
1870
Franco-Prussian War
In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, the newspapers ceased publication and Daumier signed promissory notes.
1871
Joining the Paris Commune
In 1871 Daumier enrolled as a member of the Paris Commune.

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Honoré Daumier, portrait

Honoré DaumierFrench, 1808–1879

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National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
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The Third-Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier, 1864

The Third-Class Carriage

1864 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jean-Marie Fruchard, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930

Jean-Marie Fruchard

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930 · National Gallery of Art

Jean-Charles Persil, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1940

Jean-Charles Persil

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1940 · National Gallery of Art

Auguste Gady, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950

Auguste Gady

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950 · National Gallery of Art

Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930

Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930 · National Gallery of Art

Alexandre-Simon Pataille, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950

Alexandre-Simon Pataille

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950 · National Gallery of Art

Horace-François-Bastien Sébastiani (?), Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1940

Horace-François-Bastien Sébastiani (?)

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1940 · National Gallery of Art

Jacques-Antoine-Adrien, Baron Delort, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950

Jacques-Antoine-Adrien, Baron Delort

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950 · National Gallery of Art

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

La Mousmé, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, Ansel Adams, 1942, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1942, printed 1981

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins, 1634

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Destruction of Job's Sons, William Blake, 1825

William Blake

The Destruction of Job's Sons, 1825

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Job's Comforters, William Blake, 1825

William Blake

Job's Comforters, 1825

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Nativity, Albrecht Dürer, 1504

Albrecht Dürer

The Nativity, 1504

Not on view · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Das große Pferd, Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Albrecht Dürer

Das große Pferd, 1505

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Das große Pferd, Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Albrecht Dürer

Das große Pferd, 1505

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Civil War (Guerre civile), Edouard Manet, 1871

Édouard Manet

Civil War (Guerre civile), 1871

Not on view · National Gallery of Art