Cham

OTTOMAN - RUSSIAN RELATIONS / SATYR Signed lithograph caricature from 'Chargeons les Russes: Album de quarante caricatures' and autograph letter signed 'Cham' to his an unknown friend.

1875 · 055599 — Paris: 27 Mars 1875 1875. Soft cover. Very Good. Original chromo-lithograph caricature from the album of 'Chargeons les Russes' which collaborated with French engraver Daumier. Print size: Folio 34x25 cm. glued on a paper sized: 43x33 cm. Signed on the bottom corner by pencil as 'Cham'. Text is in French: 'Le Cosaque: Mon honoeur est engage je ne retirerai ma main qu'avec votre foulardet tout ce que vous avez dans votre poche!'. Ottoman and Russian soldiers in front of the 'Provinces Danubiennes' signboard. With Autograph letter signed 'Cham' in 1875 March 27 to an unknown friend. 1 p. Size: 14105 cm. In French. Cham was raised by a family who wished for him to attend a polytechnic school he instead attended painting workshops hosted by Nicolas Charlet and Paul Delaroche and began work as a cartoonist. He eventually took up the pseudonym of "Cham". In 1839 he published his first book Monsieur Lajaunisse which began a career that would span 40000 drawings. In 1843 he began to be published in newspapers like Le Charivari a publication where he was staff for thirty years. Later works included Proudhon en voyage and Histoire comique de l'Assemblée nationale. He wrote several comic plays towards the end of his life. "Mon cher ami de noce et festin Mardi. Qu'il y long temps que je n'ai en le plaisir de vous voir! Triste! Triste! Trei a vous. A Samedi soir 27 Mars 1875.". i.e. "My dear friend wedding and feast Tuesday. How long it has been since I have had the pleasure of seeing you! Sad! Sad! To you. To Saturday evening March 27 18 75.". <br/> <br/> 27 Mars [[18]75] paperback