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| 1909 [1] Detail. |
Frenchman Pierre-Marie-Joseph Lissac (March 19, 1878, Limoges - 1955, Chevreuse) worked as cartoonist under the pennames ‘Pierlis,’ ‘Pierre Lissac’ and ‘Kiss.’ Bylined as Pierlis he did these large cartoons for Le Rire. This is a selection of fifteen, published as full-pagers in 1909-13.  |
| 1890s [2] Title design of Le Rire weekly, Paris, France. |
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| 1909 [3] Small exercises. March 13. |
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| 1909 [4] War preparation. April 10. |
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| 1909 [5] The army’s role during a general strike. May 1. |
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| 1909 [6] A pretty Paris fire. May 29. |
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| 1909 [7] Large exercises. Sep 25. |
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| 1910 [8] Swedish gymnastics. Nov 19. |
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| 1910 [9] Melancholia. Feb 18. |
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| 1910 [10] Air support. Aug 5. Signed with both his penname Pierlis and his real name Pierre Lissac. |
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| 1910 [11] Nine days of camping. Oct 7. |
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| 1910 [12] First contacts. Nov 4. |
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| 1910 [13] Dung duty. April 5. |
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| 1910 [14] A fixed solution. May 10. |
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| 1910 [15] The husbands’ train. Aug 23. |
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| 1910 [16] A new school year starts. Oct 4. |
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| 1913 [17] Militairy program. Dec 20. |
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| 1913 [18] Found no photo of Pierre Lissac yet. |
Pictures selected by Huib van Opstal from the Gallica archives.