Le Hanneton

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Le Hanneton: illustré, satirique et littéraire (Cockchaffer: Satirical and Literary Comics) (Paris: [s.n.], 1962-1868). Complete run of the weekly magazine with stenciled color. Graphic Arts Collection (GAX) 2011- in process

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The artists for this satirical weekly include Honoré Daumier (1808-1879), André Gill (1840-1885), Alfred Le Petit (1841-1909), and Philippe Auguste Cattelain (1838-1893), among others. Cattelain published his first drawings in Le Hanneton and worked regularly until his career was interrupted by a three-year jail sentence for his part in the Paris Commune.

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Le Hanneton is a large French beetle