Dis donc amour! Crois-tu que ce sera un garçon. -Tu sais bien Clothilde que je te l'ai promis . . . Et j'ai un tact . . . Qui ne me trompe jamais! 16 - 1839

This lithograph, part of Honoré Daumier’s series “Moeurs Conjugales,” humorously depicts a couple engaged in a domestic conversation. The pregnant woman, Clothilde, cradles a doll in her arms, while her husband appears self-assured. Daumier's use of caricature and exaggerated features emphasizes the humorous aspect of the scene, capturing the dynamics of marital life in 19th-century France. The work's title reveals the theme of the conversation: the expectant father’s certainty that the baby will be a boy. This lithograph is an excellent example of Daumier's satirical style, and his masterful use of the lithographic medium to create a powerful, poignant, and humorous visual commentary.