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

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

– March 24, 1882 in Soyons) 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 anagram 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 '' Le Magasin pittoresque'' ( 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

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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) * Eugène Briffault : ''Paris dans l'eau'' (1843) *

Pierre-Jules Hetzel Pierre-Jules Hetzel (15 January 1814 – 17 March 1886) was a French editor and publisher. He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels, highly prized by collectors today. Biography Born in Ch ...

: ''Nouvelles et Véritables Aventures de Tom Pouce'' (1844) *Collectif : ''Le Diable à Paris. Paris et les Parisiens. Mœurs et coutumes, caractères et portraits des habitants de Paris, tableau complet de leur vie privée, publique, politique, artistique, littéraire, industrielle, etc.'' (2 volumes, 1845-1846) *Balzac : ''Petites Misères de la vie conjugale'' (1845) * Alexandre Dumas : ''La Bouillie de la comtesse Berthe'' (1845) *Alexandre Dumas : ''Histoire d'un casse-noisette'' (1845) *

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: ''Contes de nos pères'' (1845) *

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: ''Les Bagnes'' (1845) *Maurice Alhoy et

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: ''Les Prisons de Paris'' (1846) *

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: ''Vie de Polichinelle et ses nombreuses aventures'' (1846) * Léon Gozlan : ''Aventures du prince Chènevis'' (1846) *

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: ''Le Monde tel qu'il sera'' (1846) *Eugène Briffault : ''Paris à table'' (1846) *

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: ''Physiologie du goût'' (1848) *

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: ''Œuvres poétiques'' (1846) *

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: ''Paul et Virginie'' (1849) * James Fenimore Cooper : ''Le Dernier des Mohicans'' (1849) * Charles Perrault : ''Contes'' (1852) * Georges Bonnefond : ''Les Hôtels historiques de Paris'' (1852) *

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: ''Contes fantastiques'' (1856) * Jacques Porchat : ''Contes merveilleux'' (1858) * Paul Boiteau : ''Légendes pour les enfants'' (1861) *

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: ''Les Petites filles modèles'' (1863) *

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: ''L'Auberge du Spessart, contes allemands'' (1863) * Arthur de Gravillon : ''La Malice des choses'' (1867) * Edmond Auguste Texier : ''Le Journal et le journaliste'' (1868) *

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: ''Don Quichotte'' (1870) *

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

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, ''Contes du petit château'' (1876) * Paul de Kock : ''La Laitière de Montfermeil. Le Muletier'' (1878) *

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: ''Histoire de la poste aux lettres et du timbre-poste depuis leurs origines jusqu'à nos jours'' (1880) *

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: ''Le livre des merveilles'' Hachette, 1867

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