The artist Henri Meyer, born in 1844 in the French Alsace, had little love for the ruling class and aristocracy of his country. He expressed this in his political caricatures, which mainly parodied the Royalists and Bonapartists of France, but also had global themes in mind. The caricatures of Meyer, who was partly active under the artistic pseudonym "Reyem", thus formed a suitable means of portraying the displeasure of the dominated population. His works appeared in French-language satirical magazines, such as "Le Sifflet", where they occasionally adorned the title page. Meyer's caricatures were published together with those of other famous caricaturists such as Henri Demare, Moloch and Eugene Cottin.
One of the main themes Henri Meyer dealt with in his cartoons was the imperialism of the great European powers. Particularly famous is his caricature "The Chinese Cake", which deals with the struggle of the colonial powers Russia, Great Britain, Germany and France for power in China. The cartoon focuses on the powerless position of the Chinese emperor, who was figuratively degraded to a civil servant of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the caricature by Henri Meyer can be interpreted as a historical testimony to public opinion about the colonial policy of the world powers at the end of the 19th century. Moreover, Henri Meyer's works are nowadays often used in an educational context to address historical forms of criticism of power.
Henri Meyer also worked with the French novelist Jules Verne, for whose stories he regularly produced engravings. Jules Verne's novels, which included illustrations by Henri Meyer, were published in large editions by the publishing house Hetzel. Henri Meyer was also commissioned by various news papers to design caricatures for illustrated supplements and cover pages. His parodies also adorned the front pages of the prestigious daily newspaper "Le Petit Journal", which had one of the highest circulations of its kind. Because of his artistic achievements, Meyer was elevated to the knighthood of the French Legion of Honor in 1844, which was, however, in contradiction to the content of his caricatures critical of the French rule. The caricaturist and illustrator found his last resting place in the community of Thiais, where he was buried in 1899. Henri Meyer's son, Jan-Méjan, was to follow in his father's footsteps by embarking on a career as a draughtsman and designer.
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.jpg "Military uniforms of the British colonial army, 1897 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Spring in Paris by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Chinese Cake by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "China Imperialism Cartoon by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Humorous drawing on English imperialism in Egypt - in “Le Petite Journal” of 11/02/1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "General Jacques Duchesne, Commander of the French Expeditionary Force to Madagascar by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Death of Tsar Alexander III of Russia by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Caricature of Queen Victoria and Wilhelm II of Germany (detail) by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, 1894 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Departure of Émile Zola from Versailles by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "La Biche au Bois, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, 1896 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Battle of Flowers Parade, 1891 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Norwegian Explorer Nansen, front cover of Le Petit Journal by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Gouffe case, 1890 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "French Carnival of the Fattened Ox, in Former Times by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Attack on Georges I and Princess Marie Madelaine by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Russian cavalry, 1892 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "A caricature of the Triple Alliance in Lustige Blatter magazine by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Entry of the French Army into Abomey, Dahomey, Africa, 1892 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Franco-Russian Alliance by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "View of Paris, 1892 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Rama V and Queen Savang Vadhana by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia visiting the house of Joan of Arc, Domremy by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Triple Alliance, illustration from")
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.jpg "Arrival of Commandant Marchand in Paris by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Salute to the Flag, French Naval Manoeuvres, 1891 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Arrest of Ravachol by Francois Claudius Koeningstein")
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.jpg "Caricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Defence of Mazagran, Algeria by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Tsar Nicholas II arrives in Paris by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The young savage of Saint-Ouen, Paris by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Representation of the Comic Opera")
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.jpg "Uniforms of the French Army by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Marianne, the Queen of the Washerwomen, 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1553399).jpg "The French Army in Madagascar, 1895 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Spanish Prisoners Arriving at Key-West, Spanish-American War, 1898 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Cover of Le Petit Journal, 14 April 1895 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Handing-over of the Collier de Saint André to the President of the Republic, 1895 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Balloon Explosion in Hal, Belgium by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The nose of the Triplice after Laocoon. Germany, Austria, Italy, ahead of the Franco-Russian alliance in")
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.jpg "Cavalry Charge, German Riots in Leipzig, 1892 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The European Concert, 1897 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Catastrophe of Voiron, France by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Cinderella, Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "In Egypt: The Reserves of the Debt Going Up in Smoke by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Float of Harmony and Peace, National Fate, France by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The King and Queen of Italy on Board the French Battleship Brennus by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Government Pavilion at the Chicago Exhibition, from Le Petit Journal, 20th May 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Departure of French Troops to Madagascar, Paris, 1895 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "A Catholic Priest is Stabbed by a Woman on the Street, France, 1897 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "A Gendarme Wounded by a Poacher by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Tribal Chiefs Swearing Fidelity to the Sultan of Morocco by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Events in Madagascar: The Capture of Mevatanana, 1895 by Henri Meyer")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1553397).jpg "Bullfighting Banned in the South of France, 1895 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Shipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Let Us Speak About Another Thing!, 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Paul Masson, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Franco-Russian Entente by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Arrival of the President of the Republic, Military Review, 14th July 1891 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Fish Market, Paris, 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Announcement on the health of Tsar Alexander of Russia, Livadia Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, 1894 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Arrest of prostitutes in a Parisian hotel by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Troupe of the Theatre du Chatelet by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Tsar Nicholas II of Russia by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Locust Plague, Algeria by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Satire on Candidates at an Election by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Bandits in the Orient: Arrests on a Train, from Le Petit Journal by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Arrival of the President of the Republic, Château de Fontainebleau, 1892 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The French Colonial Forces by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Title page depicting the national holiday on 22nd September celebrating the centennial of the proclamation of the Republic, illustration from the illustrated supplement of Le Petit Journal, 24th September by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "King Alexander I takes power in Serbia by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "English firemen going to an emergency by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The French government front bench, 1891 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Rouget de Lisle Singing the Marseillaise by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "The Eruption of Etna, Sicily, 1892 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Disaster at Saint-Sauveur hospital, Lille, France by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Caricature of the Chamber of Deputies, Paris, 1898 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Ottoman army by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Ferdinand I of Bulgaria at the Élysée Palace by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893 by Henri Meyer")
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.jpg "Uniforms of the French Expeditionary Force in Madagascar by Henri Meyer")
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