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Rouen - La France L. DEROY Pont y Cainant UNKNOWN; Ralph WOOD (THE ELDER) (after) The Miser UNKNOWN; W. DERBY (after) Untitled - The Cricket on the Hearth Aleksei KRAVCHENKO Christ Washing the Desciples' Feet Jacques CALLOT The Carrying of the Cross Jacques CALLOT Jesus with the Pharisees Jacques CALLOT The Entry into Jerusalem Jacques CALLOT The Feast Jacques CALLOT Le Ecce Homo Jacques CALLOT Praying for Divine help Jacques CALLOT Lady in heavy mourning Jacques CALLOT Cap. Mala Gamba and Cap. Bellavita Jacques CALLOT Cap. Bonbardon and Cap. Grillo Jacques CALLOT Razullo and Cucurucu Jacques CALLOT The firing squad Jacques CALLOT Cucorongna and Pernoualla Jacques CALLOT Riciulina and Metzetin Jacques CALLOT Distribution of rewards Jacques CALLOT The wheel Jacques CALLOT Dying soldiers by the roadside Jacques CALLOT Frontispiece Jacques CALLOT The encampment Jacques CALLOT Beggar with bare head and feet Jacques CALLOT The Crowning with Thorns Jacques CALLOT Neptune and Amphitrite Paolo FARINATI Abraham Caressing Isaac REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn View of Amsterdam from the north west: a fragment REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn The future Monument of Napoleon at les Invalides Honoré DAUMIER The bulldog (guard dog). The bulldog which Mr. de Buffon mentions by both names, guard dog and doorman, is by nature unclean, not well built, curious, growls and is very surly. He constantly barks at the wrong moment. The tenants of the place he lives say that he is an ugly animal. The bulldog's or doorman’s job is to be responsible for guarding the house, but that is what he guards least. On the other hand he is much better at guarding letters, newspapers, calling cards, etc. He is extremely nasty and threatens to throw himself at those people who approach him. However, there is a certain way to tame him: when he shows his teeth one must show him a 100 sous coin. Instantly, he becomes soft and caressing like a poodle. The bulldog or doorman usually lives in dirty and smoky cabins, and thanks to the neighbourhood kids, he never runs out of kennels. Honoré DAUMIER