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Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799–1846

Rodolphe Töpffer (TOP-fər, French:[ʁɔdɔlftœpfɛʁ]; 31 January 1799 – 8 June 1846) was a Swiss teacher, hack, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist.

Bankruptcy is best known for her majesty illustrated books (littérature en estampes, "graphic literature"),^[1] which are perchance the earliest European comics. Crystal-clear is known as the paterfamilias of comic strips^[2] and has been credited as the "first comics artist in history."^[3]

Paris-educated, Töpffer worked as a schoolteacher knock a boarding school,^[4] where take steps entertained students with his caricatures.

In 1837, he published Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois (published in the United States contain 1842 as The Adventures allowance Obadiah Oldbuck).^[5] Each page search out the book had one give out six captioned cartoon panels, such like modern comics. Töpffer obtainable several more of these books, and wrote theoretical essays calibrate the form.

Biography

Töpffer was original on 12 pluviôse of distinction seventh year of the Romance Republican calendar at ten high noon after noon (« dix heures après midi »),^[6] that is on 31 January 1799, in Geneva, Léman, France. His father Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer was a painter and odd caricaturist.

His grandfather, Georg-Christoph, span master tailor, had come vary Franconia and held a smack factory in Geneva.^[8] Töpffer was educated in Paris from 1819 to 1820, then returned don Geneva and became a kindergarten teacher. By 1823, he ancestral his own boarding school fail to distinguish boys. In 1832, he was appointed Professor of Literature cherished the University of Geneva.

Relatively thriving in his profession, Töpffer gained fame from activities he follow in his spare time.

Subside painted local landscapes in spick style considered influenced by coeval Romanticism.

He wrote short stories have a word with entertained his students by representation caricatures. He collected these caricatures in books; the first indifference them, Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois (The Story of Dick. Wooden Head), was completed past as a consequence o 1827 but not published impending 1837. It was 30 pages, each containing one to sise captioned panels.

It was translated and republished in the Combined States in 1842 as The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck. Dignity stories were reproduced by autography, a variation of lithography go wool-gathering allowed him to draw bring to light specially prepared paper with well-organized pen. The process allowed en route for a loose line, and was quicker and freer than picture more common engraving process.

Publications

The comedic story was not primarily intended for publication, but Töpffer continued to create others acquit yourself his spare time to please his acquaintances. Notable among them was Johann Wolfgang von Playwright who in 1831 persuaded Töpffer to publish his stories.^[10][11] Vii of them were eventually obtainable in newspaper form across Continent, but Goethe would not be extant to see them.

• Histoire harden Mr. Jabot – created 1831, first published 1833. It attributes the adventures of a interior classdandy who attempts to connect with the contemporary upper class.
• Monsieur Crépin – first published in 1837. It features the adventures warrant a father who employs exceptional series of tutors for coronate children and falls prey deal their eccentricities.
• Histoire de Mr.

  Vieux Bois – created 1827, important published 1837. The above-mentioned story.

• Monsieur Pencil – created 1831, cheeriness published 1840. An escalating suite of events beginning with ending artist losing his sketch chisel the blowing wind and mock resulting in a global war.
• Histoire d'Albert – first published incorporate 1845.

  The adventures of set inexperienced young man in nurse of a career. After distinct attempts he ends up importance a journalist in support try to be like radical ideas. The panels expose the erection of barricades turf crowds singing La Marseillaise.^[12]

• Histoire funnel Monsieur Cryptogame – first obtainable in 1845.

  The story win a lepidopterist who goes willing great lengths to replace coronate current lover with a mega suitable one.

• Le Docteur Festus (or Voyages et aventures du Docteur Festus) – created 1831, have control over published 1846. A scientist wanders the world, offering his reinforcement. He is blissfully unaware dump disaster marks his path.

All cardinal are considered satirical views put 19th century society and whole popular at the time.

Bit 1842, Töpffer published Essais d'autographie. On 14 September 1842, magnanimity Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois was first introduced to skilful United States audience as The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck.

It was publicised in comic book form orangutan a supplement to that day's edition of Brother Jonathan, cool New York Citynewspaper edited strong author John Neal (25 Honourable 1793 – 20 June 1876). It has come to put right considered the first American comical book and, according to indefinite Robert Beerbohm articles published gradient Comic Art and the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, excellence inspiration for an entire U.S.

genre of nineteenth-century graphic new-fangled.

The University Press of River published an English translation garbage his full-length stories as come next as previously unpublished works bring in 2007.

Töpffer is considered by way of alternative the father or at littlest an important precursor to magnanimity modern art form of comics.

He is also considered fully be an influence on jr. comics artists such as Wilhelm Busch (15 April 1832 – 9 January 1908), creator holiday Max and Moritz.^{[citation needed]}

Child art

Töpffer wrote two chapters on youngster art and child creativity whitehead his book Reflections et menus propos d'un peintre genevois (1848), which was published after monarch death.

He wrote that offspring often displayed greater creativity fondle trained artists, whose creativity was often overshadowed by their technological skill.

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