Traviès
French artist (1804-1859) · France · On the map · Artists · Died at 55
Charles-Joseph Traviès de Villers, also known simply as Traviès, was a Swiss-born French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist whose work appeared regularly in Le Charivari and La Caricature. His Panthéon Musical was one of the most famous and widely reproduced musical caricatures of the 19th century.
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Media & music
Photos 8
Lithograph/Cartoon: principal composers of 1843 - "Panthéon Musical", by J. Traviès
The hunchback character "Mayeux" ridicules Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, exclaiming, "Dieu de Dieu! mon prince, vous perdez vos mollets." (Good God! my prince you are losing your calves). Published in La Caricature. 5 March 1835.
Caricature showing the hunchback character "Mayeux" as a pharmacist. He holds a large tin of onguent gris, a grey ointment used in the 19th century to treat skin conditions caused by syphilis. The young woman at the counter tells him "Ce n'est pas pour moi Monsieur" (It is not for me, sir), 1831.
About this person
His younger brother was the painter and illustrator Édouard Traviès.
Country
France
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1804 to 1859 · aged 55
