Punch à Paris

Published by Bureau du Charivari, this single-issue French comic from 1850 is a satirical snapshot of Parisian life, most closely associated with the artist Amédée de Noé, who worked under the pseudonym Cham. A brief but lively entry in the long-running tradition of European caricature, it captures the city's social and political quirks with Cham's characteristic wit and visual flair.