"We will be at your door at noon without fail." from the Little Miseries of Human Life 1843

"We will be at your door at noon without fail." is a lithograph from J.J. Grandville's series *Les Petits Misères de la Vie Humaine* (The Little Miseries of Human Life), published in 1843. The image satirizes the social anxieties of the time, depicting a family burdened with an overflowing amount of luggage as they prepare to visit a friend. The humor comes from the sheer volume of goods, the precariousness of the stack, and the family’s obvious fatigue. This lithograph is a testament to Grandville's sharp wit and ability to capture the everyday struggles of life with a touch of absurdity. The work is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.