Paul de SĂ©mant (1855-1915) was a French writer and illustrator. His real name was Paul Cousturier. His literary works include in particular adventure and children's novels. His illustrations include mainly historical material and caricatures.
Paul de SĂ©mant was born on 18 November 1855 in the department of Indre-et-Loire. To this day, very little is known about the life and person of Paul de SĂ©mant. He was the editor of the magazine La Bombe, where some of his caricatures were published. This magazine became famous for its support of General Georges Ernest Jean Marie Boulanger, who was feared to be trying to overthrow the government. Paul de SĂ©mant ran for the Boulangists in his constituency in 1890. In the second round of voting he was defeated on corruption charges. In addition, several issues of the magazine were confiscated by the police for the cartoons, which Paul de SĂ©mant complained about in an open letter that appeared in La Bombe. On the centenary of the French Revolution, the magazine published, among other things, a heroic Boulanger during the storming of the Bastille.
His literary works deal, among other things, with Africa in the colonial era. Figures such as Gaëtan Faradel and Dache experience Africa as a romantically transfigured place where there are many treasures to be found, with figures stereotypical for his time. The stories about the young orphan Dache are more aimed at children and can be both humorous and instructive. Paul de Sémants illustrated many historical subjects, often heroes of French history, such as Jeanne dArc, Bertrand du Guesclin or Pierre du Terrail. Many of his pictures can be recognized by their subtle colours and beige backgrounds. Paul de Sémant was one of the illustrators of the books of Émile Driant, a French officer, politician and writer. The artist published some of his political illustrators under the pseudonym "Thédore Cahu".
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