audiobook Caricature and French Political Culture 1830-1848: Charles Philipon and the Illustrated Press (Oxford Historical Monographs) by David S. Kerr in Arts-Photography

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Creator of the famous pear as a symbol for King Louis-Philippe; Charles Philipon was also the most influential editor of illustrated newspapers in nineteenth-century France. This book examines the role and influence of political caricature under the July Monarchy through a study of his two principal newspapers; La Caricature and Le Charivari.