Le Monde illustré

Le Monde illustré (title translation: The Illustrated World) was a leading illustrated newsmagazine in France which was published from 1857–1940 and again from 1945 to 1956. It was in many ways similar to its contemporary English-language newsmagazine, the Illustrated London News and should not be confused with the French newspaper Le Monde.

History and profile

Le Monde illustré was established in 1857.^[1] Many of the highly realistic prints published in the medium of wood-engraving were actually made from photographs, at a time when photographic reproduction in print was not technically feasible until the late nineteenth century. Among its artists was Hector Giacomelli.

Lithographs and engravings

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  Saigō Takamori (seated, in Western uniform), surrounded by his officers, in samurai attire. News article in Le Monde illustré, 1877.

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  Sakai

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  French colonies in 1891.
  1. Panorama of Lac-Kaï, French outpost in China.
  2. Yun-nan, in the quay of Hanoi.
  3. Flooded street of Hanoi.
  4. Landing stage of Hanoi

References

1. Tom Gretton (2000). "Difference and Competition: The Imitation and Reproduction of Fine Art in a Nineteenth-Century Illustrated Weekly News Magazine". Oxford Art Journal 23 (2). Retrieved 2 March 2015. – via JSTOR (subscription required)

External links

• Issues of Le Monde illustré in Gallica, la bibliothèque numérique de la BnF.