Caran d'Ache

'''Caran d'Ache was the pseudonym of the 19th century Russian-French satirist and political cartoonist Emmanuel Poiré''' (6 November 1858 – 25 February 1909).

While his first work glorified the Napoleonic era, he went on to create "stories without words" and as a contributor to newspapers such as the ''Le Figaro'', he is sometimes hailed as one of the precursors of comic strips. Provided by Wikipedia