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La Caricature, numbers 1–251

Founder Journal founded and directed by Charles Philipon French
Publisher Aubert et Cie French
November 4, 1830–August 27, 1835
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Numbers I-251 in 10 bound volumes. Satirical journal published during the July Monarchy under King Louis Philippe, a period when French government censorship of the press relatively relaxed. The journal chiefly targeted Louis Philippe and his administration. In addition to serving as the journal's director and primary editor, Charles Philipon wrote articles therein, and other authors included Honoré de Balzac and Louis Desnoyers. The primary artistic contributors were Honoré Daumier and Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, with some caricatures by Henry Monnier, Alexandre Decamps, Auguste Raffet, Paul Gavarni, Achille Devéria, Auguste Desperret, Eugène Forest, Benjamin Roubaud, and others.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La Caricature, numbers 1–251
  • Founder: Journal founded and directed by Charles Philipon (French, Lyons 1800–1862 Paris)
  • Publisher: Aubert et Cie
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: November 4, 1830–August 27, 1835
  • Medium: Lithographs, some hand colored
  • Dimensions: each volume: 14 3/8 × 11 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (36.5 × 28.8 × 3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Periodicals
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.66(1-10)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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The Past. The Present. The Future (Le passé. Le présent. L'avenir), from La Caricature, plate 349, Honoré Daumier French, Lithograph
The Past. The Present. The Future (Le passé. Le présent. L'avenir), from La Caricature, plate 349
Honoré Daumier
Lithographer Becquet
Publisher Aubert et Cie
January 9, 1834
Animal Kingdom: Natural History Cabinet (Règne animal: Cabinet d'histoire naturelle), from La Caricature, plates 265 and 266, J. J. Grandville French, Lithograph, hand-colored
Animal Kingdom: Natural History Cabinet (Règne animal: Cabinet d'histoire naturelle), from La Caricature, plates 265 and 266
J. J. Grandville
Lithographer Becquet
Publisher Aubert et Cie
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La Caricature, numbers 1–32
Author Journal founded and directed by Charles Philipon
Publisher Aubert et Cie
November 4, 1830–June 9, 1831
La Caricature, numbers 33–52
Author Journal founded and directed by Charles Philipon
Publisher Aubert et Cie
June 16, 1831–October 27, 1831

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