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====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]]==== | ||
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'''The Incident:''' Napoleon III had an unstable dictatorship, and throughout his rule he feared dissent of any kind. In 1852 he instated harsh controls for the press and required censorship in particular for caricatures. After Gill published the caricature of Napoleon III disguised as Rocambole the publication it appeared in, ''La Lune'', was suppressed. Gill and the rest of the journal's staff regrouped and founded ''L'Eclipse'' in 1868. Between 1868 and 1870 at least 25 of Gill's cartoons were forbidden to be published in ''L'Eclipse'' by the censors. After Gill was able to slip in the caricature of the judge as a cantaloupe the authorities were at a loss. They prosecuted Gill with obscenity and the absurd case was quickly dismissed. After Napoleon III's regime collapsed in 1870 Gill continued to wage war against the monarchy with his cartoons. During a 28 month period between 1871 and 1873 37 of Gill's cartoons were censored. Many felt that these illustrations helped to discredit the regime. <P> | '''The Incident:''' Napoleon III had an unstable dictatorship, and throughout his rule he feared dissent of any kind. In 1852 he instated harsh controls for the press and required censorship in particular for caricatures. After Gill published the caricature of Napoleon III disguised as Rocambole the publication it appeared in, ''La Lune'', was suppressed. Gill and the rest of the journal's staff regrouped and founded ''L'Eclipse'' in 1868. Between 1868 and 1870 at least 25 of Gill's cartoons were forbidden to be published in ''L'Eclipse'' by the censors. After Gill was able to slip in the caricature of the judge as a cantaloupe the authorities were at a loss. They prosecuted Gill with obscenity and the absurd case was quickly dismissed. After Napoleon III's regime collapsed in 1870 Gill continued to wage war against the monarchy with his cartoons. During a 28 month period between 1871 and 1873 37 of Gill's cartoons were censored. Many felt that these illustrations helped to discredit the regime. <P> | ||
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'''Results of Incident:''' The republicans obtained electoral victories in 1877 and 1879 and ironically, this led to a decline in the popularity of republican cartoons. Gill lost his fame and spent his last years in a mental hospital. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The republicans obtained electoral victories in 1877 and 1879 and ironically, this led to a decline in the popularity of republican cartoons. Gill lost his fame and spent his last years in a mental hospital. <P> | ||