Lot 261
Zola in 32 Caricatures – Paris, 1898
Zola 32 caricatures, by Lebourgeois, Paris: E. Bernard, 1st edition.
Series of 32 caricatures in color, attacking Emil Zola for supporting Alfred Dreyfus. In the same year when the caricatures were published, Zola was sentenced and found guilty, was expelled from the Legion of Honor and fled to England. About one year after the conviction Zola was permitted to return to France. The caricatures make use of Zola's books and of testimonies in Dreyfus trial. Among the figures appears Colonel Henry who led the campaign against Dreyfus, and judges. Zola appears in one of the caricatures as a clown tapping on a drum with the writing: "J'Accuse". 32 caricatures and a title page, 26.5 cm, in the original folder (binding-like), restored. Good condition, borders of leaves somewhat spotted, minor tears to borders of some of the leaves.
