DISCOVERART

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Paid By the Minute. “- Driver, you are hardly moving! - Driver, you are not moving at all!,” plate 447 from Actualités

1857
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
20.8 × 27.1 cm (8.2 × 10.7 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Two LawyersTwo LawyersThe Print CollectorThe Print CollectorExploiting friendship. “My dear Alphonse, I've invited these gentlemen, my friends, to dine at your home. I would like them to taste our champagne, we'll laugh... wait a minute! I've an idea. What if we went to the wood? We could take your barouche and you could lend us some clothes as we only came to pay a simple visite... In the meantime, why don't you give us some cards and some Napoleons to pass the time. Eh? My good Alphonse, dear chap. How about it?,” plate 58 from CaricaturanaExploiting friendship. “My dear Alphonse, I've invited theseRobert: “- Well, well! My dear director... how's business?” Bertrand: “- Good, very good, I am quite content. Unfortunately we don't have a penny to continue! - Oh blast! - But an investor still owes us 200,000 Francs... and will come up for signature either tonight or latest tomorrow morning. - About time... I urgently need a new pair of boots,” plate 6 from Robert MacaireRobert: “- Well, well! My dear director... how's business?” Mr. Prune, plate 288 from Célébrités de la CaricatureMr. Prune, plate 288 from Célébrités de la Caricature“God! How I loved that fellow there!,” plate 16 from Caricatures Politiques“God! How I loved that fellow there!,” plate 16 from CaricatA Victim of His Own Politeness, plate 7 from Croquis MusicauxA Victim of His Own Politeness, plate 7 from Croquis MusicauA Candidate. “Who do you want?... An upright, conscientious, sober man, an industrialist, a man who doesn't need the government to enrich himself, a man familiar with the law, who knows it well, through practice, very long practice... a long practice of law... you can't choose any better than... my honorable friend,” plate 48 from CaricaturanaA Candidate. “Who do you want?... An upright, conscientious,

More like this

The only way to be safe on a pleasure trip, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, September 3, 1864Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier|Destouches — The only way to bI don't like the appearance of this gentleman at all!, from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, August 26, 1864Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet — I don't like the Il me semble que nous allons dérailler..., from Les Chemins de Fer, published in Le Charivari, December 19, 1857Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier|Destouches — Il me semble que The deputies on leave. Dreaming that they will not be re-elected, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 9, 1868Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse — The deputies onThey seem to be planning a conspiracy...., from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, August 20, 1864Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet — They seem to be p–I'll pretend to be asleep, otherwise he will never stop explaining his plans for amending his latest bill. –I'll make him believe that I am asleep or he will go on and on about the minutes of the last session, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 9, 1868Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches — –I'll pretend tIn Clichy, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 11, 1865Destouches|Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier — In Clichy, from 'Husbands Always Make Me Laugh: Mme. Jolibiais is stoutPaul Gavarni — Husbands Always Make Me Laugh: Mme. JolibiaisYou're not having anything?, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, November 2-3, 1865Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet — You're not having–Good Lord, what has happened to you? –Hush! It's a trick I invented in order to avoid giving New Year's presents, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, December 18, 1868Arnaud de Vresse|Honoré Daumier|Destouches — –Good Lord, whaMr. PRUDHOMME: Long live the third class compartments..., from 'On the train,' published in Le Charivari, August 30, 1864Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet|Destouches — Mr. PRUDHOMME: LoNot bad, not bad at all the lady over there.... I wonder if she is alone... What rakes we are!, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, September 8, 1864Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet|Destouches — Not bad, not bad