Offenbach, Jacques. (1819-1880) [Gill, Andre. (1840-1885)]. La Lune, with original caricature by ANDRE GILL. . 4 November, 1866. Issue 035. Large folio with colored front illustration, 4pp. 33 x 48 cm. Usual folds, reinforced along spine, else fine.



The illustration shows the composer riding a large violin, wearing a rose garland and conducting a swirling cloud of characters from his operas. Andre Gill, regularly persecuted by censorship, was probably the greatest caricaturist of his time in Paris.