
Honoré DaumierFrench, 1808–1879May one see it?
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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.