Les jours gras : album
Les jours gras is an album of caricatures published in Paris in 1863 by Maison Martinet, drawn by the French caricaturist Cham (Amédée de Noé, 1819-1879) for a Parisian public of carnival-season wit. Its pictures are quick pen-and-ink humour, with hatched shading, sharp gestures and exaggerated faces, showing a designer how economical line can carry character, social satire and movement in a crowd scene.
