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April 1842

Furniture Sold to Cover Debts

Debts and financial difficulties accompanied Daumier for most of his life: in April 1842 his furniture was sold at auction by court order to pay off his debts.

mid-1840s

The Series "Les Gens de Justice"

Around the mid-1840s Daumier began publishing his famous caricatures of lawyers, "Les Gens de Justice," a biting satire of judges, attorneys, and defendants that eventually comprised 39 subjects.

1846

Move to the Île Saint-Louis; Meeting Baudelaire

In 1846 the couple moved to 9 Quai d'Anjou on the Île Saint-Louis, where they lived until 1863. Writers and artists gathered at the nearby Hôtel de Lauzun; there Daumier met Baudelaire, who became his close friend and champion, and grew close to Corot, Courbet, Delacroix, Millet, and Rousseau.

2 February 1846

Birth of His Son Honoré

On 2 February 1846 the seamstress Alexandrine Dassy gave birth to Daumier's son, named Honoré.

16 April 1846

Marriage to Alexandrine Dassy

On 16 April 1846 Daumier married Alexandrine Dassy.