André Gill
French caricaturist (1840-1885) · France · On the map · Artists · Died at 44
André Gill was a French caricaturist. Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Guînes at Paris, the son of the Comte de Guînes and Sylvie-Adeline Gosset, Gill studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He adopted the pseudonym André Gill in homage to his hero, James Gillray.
André Gill is read about 40 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026
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André Gill by Nadar (1910)
Caricature of Émile Littré and Charles Darwin depicted as performing monkeys breaking through gullibility ("credulité"), superstitions, errors, and ignorance, by André Gill.
Charles Dickens by André Gill. Hand-colored engraving published in L'Eclipse newspaper, 14 June 1868; Dickens crossing the Channel with his books.
Léon Gambetta, 17 April 1870.
Grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
About this person
Gill began illustrating for Le Journal Amusant, but he became known for his work for the weekly four-sheet newspaper La Lune, edited by Francis Polo, in which he drew portraits for a series entitled The Man of the Day. He worked for La Lune from 1865 to 1868. When La Lune was banned, he worked for the periodical L'Éclipse from 1868 to 1876. Gill also drew for famous periodical Le Charivari.
