Petit Journal pour rire, numbers 1–671, numbers 1–52
Numbers 1–671 in thirteen bound volumes and numbers 1–52 of a new series in one bound volume. Satirical journal published during the Second Empire, the period from 1852–1870 when France was ruled by Emperor Napoleon III. The primary artistic contributors were Nadar, Gustave Doré, Gilbert Randon, Stop, Bertall, and others.
Artwork Details
- Title: Petit Journal pour rire, numbers 1–671, numbers 1–52
- Founder: Journal founded and directed by Charles Philipon (French, Lyons 1800–1862 Paris)
- Editor: Nadar (French, Paris 1820–1910 Paris)
- Publisher: Bureaux du Journal Amusant , Paris
- Date: 1856–69
- Medium: Wood engravings and lithographs
- Dimensions: 11 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 1 in. (30.2 × 21.6 × 2.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Periodicals
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
- Object Number: 57.644.2(1–14)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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