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'''The Incident:''' In late 1931 the publishing business La Maison Aubert submitted ''Gargantua'' to the "depot legal" for publication and put it on display in the window of the shop. It was soon seized, along with other prints done by Daumier, by the Paris police. They ordered the owner of the publishing house to destroy the lithographic stone and all the remaining proofs. In February 1932 Daumier, the owner of the publishing house, and the printer, were all brought to trial for arousing hatred and contempt of the king's government, and for offending the king's person. In the trial the argument was over whether ''Gargantua'' represented the king personally or if it was a symbolic representation of the king's swollen budget. All three of the men were convicted, but only Daumier served a prison term. <P> | '''The Incident:''' In late 1931 the publishing business La Maison Aubert submitted ''Gargantua'' to the "depot legal" for publication and put it on display in the window of the shop. It was soon seized, along with other prints done by Daumier, by the Paris police. They ordered the owner of the publishing house to destroy the lithographic stone and all the remaining proofs. In February 1932 Daumier, the owner of the publishing house, and the printer, were all brought to trial for arousing hatred and contempt of the king's government, and for offending the king's person. In the trial the argument was over whether ''Gargantua'' represented the king personally or if it was a symbolic representation of the king's swollen budget. All three of the men were convicted, but only Daumier served a prison term. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Daumier continued to produce political caricatures, even during his imprisonment and later when he was in a psychiatric clinic. In | '''Results of Incident:''' Daumier continued to produce political caricatures, even during his imprisonment and later when he was in a psychiatric clinic. In 1835 the September Laws were passed, which silenced oppositional press, and Daumier and most of his colleagues turned to social caricature. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia | '''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia | ||