“I say to myself: would anybody imagine that we are coming from the Rue des Lombards?... We really don't look like confectioners at all,” plate 2 from Coquetry 1839

“I say to myself: would anybody imagine that we are coming from the Rue des Lombards?... We really don't look like confectioners at all,” plate 2 from *Coquetry* is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, created in 1839. It depicts a couple walking in a street, the woman in a stylish dress and the man in a tall hat, perhaps a confectioner. The satirical work highlights the appearance and social norms of the Parisian bourgeoisie. Daumier’s keen eye for detail and use of caricature created a humorous yet insightful commentary on the lives and social interactions of 19th-century Paris.