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Henry Gerbault - Ricqles Civilite Puerile Moustache
Summary
Signed illustration by Henry Gerbault († 1930) on an advertisement card for and edited by Ricqlès & Co.
From the series, La Civilité Puéril et Honnète [stet] (Civility, Childish and Honest): "Il est irrespectueux d'ajouter des moustaches au buste de sa bonne grand'mère." [stet] ("It is disrespectful to add whiskers to the bust of one's dear grandmother.")
Henry Gerbault (1863–1930) was a French illustrator, water color painter, and poster artist. He was born in Châtenay, Paris, France and was the nephew of the poet Sully Prudhomme. Henri studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris to be a painter. Unsuccessful, he began submitting satirical cartoons to various newspaper and magazines.
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Date
1930
Source
Delcampe
Copyright info
public domain
