“Look! See how his eyes are on the saveloys and the ham.... it seems we like Papa's job?..... my little piglet!,” plate 51 from Moeurs Conjugales 1842

This lithograph, “Look! See how his eyes are on the saveloys and the ham.... it seems we like Papa's job?..... my little piglet!”, from Honoré Daumier's series “Moeurs Conjugales” (1842), depicts a satirical scene of a family's meal. The father, a butcher, is seated at a table with his wife and child. The child is fixated on the food, seemingly reflecting the father’s profession. Daumier’s masterful use of shading and detail creates a compelling visual commentary on the social realities of 19th-century France. The work is housed at The Art Institute of Chicago.