“- Sir, you who are so good, can't you get me small position?.... I am able to furnish you the best references on my honesty.... - You have always remained honest?... But in that case, my worthy man, why the devil have you come to me? You ought to know that I concentrate all my business and all my charities on this highly interesting class of freed convicts! Why don't you go and steal something or at least kill a bit... and once you are out of Toulon-prison, come and see me... I'll be delighted to offer you a helping hand!,” plate 19 from Les Philantropes Du Jour 1845

"Sir, you who are so good, can't you get me small position?.... I am able to furnish you the best references on my honesty.... - You have always remained honest?... But in that case, my worthy man, why the devil have you come to me? You ought to know that I concentrate all my business and all my charities on this highly interesting class of freed convicts! Why don't you go and steal something or at least kill a bit... and once you are out of Toulon-prison, come and see me... I'll be delighted to offer you a helping hand!" is a lithograph print from Honoré Daumier's series *Les Philantropes Du Jour*, published in 1845. The image is a satirical commentary on the hypocrisy of philanthropy during the 19th century in France. The print shows a conversation between two men: a seemingly honest man pleading for a job and a wealthy, self-proclaimed philanthropist who only cares about ex-convicts and encourages the man to commit crimes in order to qualify for his charity. This humorous caricature exposes the flaws of society by highlighting the hypocrisy of individuals who claim to be charitable but only help those who conform to their own narrow view of worthiness.