Charles Albert d'Arnoux (Charles Constant Albert Nicolas, Vicomte d'Arnoux, Count of Limoges-Saint-Saëns), known as ''Bertall'' (or Bertal, an anagram of Albert) or Tortu-Goth (December 18, 1820 in

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– March 24, 1882 in

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) was a French illustrator, engraver, caricaturist, and early photographer.

Biography

His father was a former war commissioner. His family wanted him to study at the Ecole Polytechnique, but he chose to study painting, and spent several years in the studio of

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, at the end of which he decided to devote himself exclusively to illustration and caricature. On the advice of Balzac, who mentored him, he began signing his works under the name of Bertall, an adjusted

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of his middle name. He married Albertine Cesarine Elisabeth Pellapra de Lolle and became the father of triplets on 17 August 1866. He was made Knight of the Legion of Honor on February 3, 1875. He drew for ''

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'' ( fr), ''

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'', ''La Semaine des enfants'', ''Le Journal pour tous'', ''La Bibliothèque des chemins de fer'', and the Bibliothèque rose ( fr). He provided 3,600 drawings for ''Les Romans populaires illustrés'', published in 30 volumes by Gustave Barba between 1849 and 1855. He contributed numerous cartoons and comics to ''

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'' and ''La Semaine'', the '' Journal pour rire'' ( fr) and '' Le Grelot'' ( fr). He also wrote and illustrated his own texts, including ''La Comédie de notre temps'' and ''La Vigne, voyage autour des vins de France''. A pioneer in photography, he collaborated with Hippolyte Bayard in 1855, then opened the Bayard and Bertall photography workshop (15 bis rue de la Madeleine, Paris) in the early 1860s until 1866. He started his own successful portraiture studio in 1866.

Publications

*''Les Omnibus, pérégrinations burlesques à travers tous chemins'', with Lefix (1843) *''Les Buses-Graves'' Prospectus publicitaire (1843) : Parody of ''Burgraves'' of

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*''Les Guêpes à la Bourse'' (1847) *''Cahier des charges des chemins de fer'' (1847) *''Les Enfants d'aujourd'hui'', album of caricatures (1848) *''La Revue comique à l'usage des gens sérieux'' (November 1848 - April 1849) *''Les Infortunes de Touche-à-tout'' (1861) *''Mlle Marie sans-soin'' (1867) *''M. Hurluberlu et ses déplorables aventures'' (1869) *''Les Communeux, 1871. Types, caractères, costumes'' (1871) *''Le Grelot au Salon. Le Salon de 1872 dépeint et dessiné par Bertall'' (1872) *''La Comédie de notre temps : études au crayon et à la plume. I. La civilité, les habitudes, les mœurs, les coutumes, les manières et les manies de notre époque. II. Les enfants, les jeunes, les mûrs, les vieux. III. La vie hors de chez soi : l'hiver, le printemps, l'été, l'automne'' (3 volumes, 1874-1876) Texte en ligne 123
/small> *''Les Contes de ma mère, recueillis et illustrés par Bertall'' (1877) *''La Vigne, voyage autour des vins de France : étude physiologique, anecdotique, historique, humoristique et même scientifique'' (1878) Texte en ligne
/small> *''Mademoiselle Jacasse'' (1879) *''Les Plages de France'' (1886) *''Georges le distrait'' (1889) Texte en ligne
/small> ;Works illustrated by Bertall (solo or with others) * Balzac : ''Œuvres complètes'' (20 volumes, 1842-1855) *

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: ''Les Bagnes'' (1845) *Maurice Alhoy et Louis Lurine : ''Les Prisons de Paris'' (1846) * Octave Feuillet : ''Vie de Polichinelle et ses nombreuses aventures'' (1846) *

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: ''Œuvres poétiques'' (1846) * Bernardin de Saint-Pierre : ''Paul et Virginie'' (1849) *

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: ''Contes'' (1852) * Georges Bonnefond : ''Les Hôtels historiques de Paris'' (1852) * Hoffmann : ''Contes fantastiques'' (1856) * Jacques Porchat : ''Contes merveilleux'' (1858) * Paul Boiteau : ''Légendes pour les enfants'' (1861) *

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: ''Les Petites filles modèles'' (1863) * Wilhelm Hauff : ''L'Auberge du Spessart, contes allemands'' (1863) *

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: ''Les Petits Robinsons des caves ou le siège de Paris'' (1872) *

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, ''Contes du petit château'' (1876) *

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: ''La Laitière de Montfermeil. Le Muletier'' (1878) * Arthur de Rothschild : ''Histoire de la poste aux lettres et du timbre-poste depuis leurs origines jusqu'à nos jours'' (1880) *

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References

;Other sources * Henri Beraldi, ''Les Graveurs du XIXe siècle'', vol. II, 1885, p. 45-49. * Gustave Vapereau, ''Dictionnaire universel des contemporains,'' vol. 1, 1858, p. 184.

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* {{ACArt French photographers French illustrators French engravers French caricaturists Artists from Paris 1820 births 1882 deaths