In 1838, Paul Gavarni (Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier) began a sixteen-part series of caricatures entitled The Artists (Les artistes) for the journal La charivari. Here are a few examples:
No. 1 Paul Gavarni (1804-1866), Ma sainte te ressemble n’est pas (sic) Nini? -Pus souvent que j’ai un air chose comme ça!, 1838. Hand-colored lithograph. Graphic Arts GA French prints
No. 9 Paul Gavarni (1804-1866), O bon! M’ame Jean! v’lá qui tire vot’ clos! …Un peu qui tire l’clos de M’ame Jean, 1838. Hand-colored lithograph. Graphic Arts GA French prints
No. 13
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866), S’Pierre mon ami, vous êtes capot!, 1838. Hand-colored lithograph. Graphic Arts GA French prints
No. 16
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866), L’atelier du lithographe, 1840. Hand-colored lithograph. Graphic Arts GA French prints
For more information, see:
Marie Joseph François Mahérault (1795-1879), L’œuvre de Gavarni: catalogue raisonné des estampes (Dijon: L’Échelle de Jacob, c2002). Marquand Library (SA), NE650.G2 M3 2002
