Caran d'Ache Original Hand Signed Ink Illustration/cartoon very rare

Caran d'AcheOriginalinkIllustrationHand Signed Very Rare ItemA 19th century rare artwork by French satirist and political cartoonist Carand'AcheClassic collector itemPapera bit yellowish due to its "age"Condition: Minorcuts on the margins of illustration, as scanned, attached pic's.Caran d'Ache was thepseudonym of the 19th century French satirist and political cartoonist EmmanuelPoiré (November 6, 1858 – February 26, 1909). "Caran d'Ache" comesfromtheRussian word karandash (карандаш), meaning pencil, which in turn comesfrom the Turkish words kara taş, meaning black stone. While his first workglorified the Napoleonic era,he went on to create "stories withoutwords" and as a contributor to newspapers such as the Lundi du Figaro, heis sometimes hailed as one of the precursors of comic strips. TheSwiss artproducts company Caran d'Ache is named after him