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Title: The Cartoon Emperor: The Impact of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte on European Comic Art, 1848-1870
Contributor(s): Scully, Richard  (author)
Publication Date: 2011
DOI: 10.3828/eca.2011.13
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9343
Abstract: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873), one-time President of the Second French Republic (1848-1852) and Emperor of the French (as Napoleon III, 1852-1870) exercised a profound effect on European cartoonists and the comic art they produced during his lifetime. As a real historical personality, Louis Napoleon feared the power of the cartoon to make him appear ridiculous and instituted one of the most effective and heavy-handed regimes of censorship of comic art in all European history. Beyond the boundaries of the French Empire, he pressured neighbouring states to protect his image in similar fashion, but in Britain and Germany and beyond, the cartoon Napoleon III became not only ubiquitous in the satirical press, but also served as a powerful touchstone for emerging national identities. The real Louis Napoleon's political and military influence was felt throughout Europe for over two decades, but his cartoon self was even more of a European phenomenon. Usually studied within national contexts, the 'Cartoon Emperor' needs to be studied transnationally in order fully to grasp his importance for developments in European history, as in European comic art.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: European Comic Art, 4(2), p. 147-180
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1754-3800
1754-3797
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 190102 Art History
210307 European History (excl British, Classical Greek and Roman)
210305 British History
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950104 The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)
970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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