“- Taxi Monsieur? Taxi? - I don't even have enough to walk,” plate 8 from Émotions De Parisiens 1839

“Taxi Monsieur? Taxi? - I don't even have enough to walk,” is plate eight from Honoré Daumier’s lithograph series, *Émotions De Parisiens*, created in 1839. The lithograph is a satirical commentary on the social realities of 19th-century Paris, depicting the disparity between the wealthy and the poor. Daumier, a master of social realism, uses caricature to emphasize the contrast between the well-dressed gentleman requesting a cab ride and the downtrodden man, forced to walk because he cannot afford even the most basic transportation. This lithograph is now in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.