''L'Illustration'' was a weekly
French newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. It was founded by
Édouard Charton with the first issue published on 4 March 1843, it became the first illustrated newspaper in France then, after 1906, the first international illustrated magazine; distributed in 150 countries.
History
In 1891, ''L'Illustration'' became the first French newspaper to publish a
photograph. Many of these photographs came from syndicated photo-press agencies like
Chusseau-Flaviens, but the publication also employed its own photographers such as
Léon Gimpel and others. In 1907, ''L'Illustration'' was the first to publish a
''color'' photograph. It also published
Gaston Leroux
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In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, ...
' novel ''
Le mystère de la chambre jaune
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'' as a
serial a year before its 1908 release.
La Petite Illustration was the name of the supplement to L'Illustration that published fiction, plays, and other arts-related material.
During the
Second World War
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, while it was owned by the Baschet family, ''L'Illustration'' supported Marshal
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (, ) or Marshal Pétain (french: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of Worl ...
's
Révolution nationale
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,
but turned down pro-German articles by
Jacques Bouly de Lesdain.
However, Lesdain later became its political editor.
The magazine was shut down in 1944 following the
Liberation of Paris.
Another version re-opened in 1945 under the name ''France-Illustration'', but went bankrupt in 1957.
Notable contributors
Editor-in-chief
* Gaston Sorbets (from 1923).
Journalists
*
Gustave Babin
Writers
*
Brada
Notable photographers
*
Joshua Benoliel
*
Victor Bulla
*
Blanquart-Evrard
*
Brébisson
*
Disdéri
*
Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863–1931) was a French photographer who was famous for taking color autochromes during World War I.
Life
He was born near Fontainebleau in Avon, Seine-et-Marne, south of Paris.
He emigrated with his parents ...
*
Léon Gimpel
*
Jimmy Hare
*
Gustave Le Gray
*
Mayer et Pierson
Notable illustrators (1843-1914)
*
Andriolli
*
Bertall
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 – March 24, 1882 in Soyons) was a Fren ...
*
Pharamond Blanchard
*
Karl Bodmer
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*
Joseph-Félix Bouchor
*
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun (Marseille, 3 November 1853, Marseille; 5 November 1941) was a French painter, a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Carolus-Duran and Félix Bracquemond. He is especially known for his many marine paintings and a collectio ...
*
Eugène Burnand
*
Cami
*
Caran d'Ache
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*
Cham
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*
Henry Cheffer
*
Dagnan-Bouveret
*
Draner
*
Durand-Brager
*
Jules Férat
*
Forain
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*
Gustave Fraipont
*
Gavarni
*
Henry Gerbault
*
Henri Gervex
Henri Gervex (Paris 10 December 1852 – 7 June 1929 Paris) was a French painter who studied painting under Alexandre Cabanel, Pierre-Nicolas Brisset, and Eugène Fromentin.
Biography Early years
He was the son of Joséphine Peltier and Félix ...
*
Victor Gilbert
*
Jules Girardet
*
Karl Girardet
*
Grandville
*
Eugène Grasset
Eugène Samuel Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) was a Swiss decorative artist who worked in Paris, France in a variety of creative design fields during the Belle Époque. He is considered a pioneer in Art Nouveau design.
Biography
G ...
*
Albert Guillaume
*
Dudley Hardy
Dudley Hardy ROI, RBA (15 January 1867 – 11 August 1922), was an English painter and illustrator.
Life and work
Hardy was the eldest son of the marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy, under whose influence and tutelage he first learned to draw ...
*
Charles Hoffbauer
Charles Constantin Joseph Hoffbauer (June 28, 1875 - July 26, 1957) was a French-born artist who became a United States citizen. He painted a wide variety of subjects, including many that depicted scenes of historical interest.
Early life and ed ...
*
Janet-Lange
*
Jeanniot
*
Lucien Jonas
*
Kupka
*
Jules Laurens
*
Charles Léandre
*
Lorsay
*
Louis Malteste
*
Malo-Renault
*
Alfons Mucha
*
Louis Rémy Sabattier
*
Georges Scott
Gallery
References
Sources
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External links
Official website of L'Illustration company which have published ''L'Illustration''* Hathi Trust
''L'Illustration'' digitized issues
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