Cham (Amédée Charles Henri, Compte de Noé)
French printmaker, 1818–1879
In 1839 he published his first book, Mr. Lajaunisse, which began a career that would span 40,000 drawings. In 1843 he began to be published in newspapers like Le Charivari, whose staff he was on for thirty years. Later works included Proudhon en voyage and l'Histoire comique de l'Assemblée nationale. He wrote a number of comic plays towards the end of his life.
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French painter, printmaker, 1792–1845
American painter and designer, 1866-1952
French painter, draftsman, and lithographer, 1758–1836
French printmaker, illustrator, and painter, 1804–1866
French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 1869–1954
German painter and lithographer, 1813–1906, active in United States
British artist and critic, 1834–1894
