André Gill

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Gill, André

1840 – 1885

AndrŽ Gill was a French caricaturist. Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Gu”nes at Paris, the son of the Comte de Gu”nes and Sylvie-Adeline Gosset. Gill studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He adopted the pseudonym AndrŽ Gill in homage to his hero, James Gillray. Gill began illustrating for Le Journal Amusant but became known for his work for the weekly four-sheet newspaper La Lune, edited by Francis Polo, in which he drew portraits for a series entitled The Man of the Day. He worked for La Lune from 1865 to 1868. When La Lune was banned, he worked for the periodical L’ƒclipse from 1868 to 1876.

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André Gill

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Gill, André

1840 – 1885

AndrŽ Gill was a French caricaturist. Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Gu”nes at Paris, the son of the Comte de Gu”nes and Sylvie-Adeline Gosset. Gill studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He adopted the pseudonym AndrŽ Gill in homage to his hero, James Gillray. Gill began illustrating for Le Journal Amusant but became known for his work for the weekly four-sheet newspaper La Lune, edited by Francis Polo, in which he drew portraits for a series entitled The Man of the Day. He worked for La Lune from 1865 to 1868. When La Lune was banned, he worked for the periodical L’ƒclipse from 1868 to 1876.

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