Alfred Le Petit
Alfred Le Petit (born June 8, 1841 in Aumale , Seine-Maritime , France, † November 15, 1909 in Levallois-Perret , France) was a French painter and caricaturist .
After studying painting, photography and the art of drawing, Le Petit worked as a caricaturist. First he worked with André Gill for the satirical magazine L'Éclipse . His caricatures for the magazine La Charge , which he founded , were directed primarily against Napoleon III. Over a long period of time, he designed the cover of Le Grelot magazine .
literature
- Philippe Jones: La Presse satirique illustrée entre 1860 et 1890 , Paris 1956
- Ursula E. Koch , Pierre-Paul Sagave : Le Charivari. The story of a Paris daily newspaper in the struggle for the republic (1832–1882) . Verlag Leske, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-921490-29-4 , p. 403
Web links
Commons : Alfred Le Petit - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Use caricatures by Alfred Le Petit in HeidICON "Guest Access"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Petit, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aumale , Seine-Maritime , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1909 |
| Place of death | Levallois-Perret , France |