L'Illustration
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L'Illustration was a weekly French
newspaper
published in Paris. It was founded by Edouard Charton
; the first issue was published on March 4, 1843.
In 1891, L'Illustration became the first French newspaper to publish a photograph
, and in 1907, the first to publish a color photograph
. It also published Gaston Leroux
' novel Le mystère de la chambre jaune as a serial
a year before its 1908 release.
During the Second World War, L'Illustration was published by Jacques de Lesdain, a collaborator
; after the Liberation of Paris
, the newspaper was shut down. It re-opened in 1945 as France-Illustration, but went bankrupt in 1957.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published in Paris. It was founded by Edouard Charton
Edouard Charton
Édouard Charton was an eminent French literary figure who was the founder and, for fifty-five years , editor-in-chief of the publication Magasin pittoresque, in addition to serving for thirty years as director of publication for Hachette.A native of Sens in the Bourgogne région, Édouard Charton...
; the first issue was published on March 4, 1843.
In 1891, L'Illustration became the first French newspaper to publish a photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
, and in 1907, the first to publish a color photograph
Color photography
Color photography is photography that uses media capable of representing colors, which are traditionally produced chemically during the photographic processing phase...
. It also published Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera , which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, notably the 1925 film starring Lon...
' novel Le mystère de la chambre jaune as a serial
Serial (literature)
In literature, a serial is a publishing format by which a single large work, most often a work of narrative fiction, is presented in contiguous installments—also known as numbers, parts, or fascicles—either issued as separate publications or appearing in sequential issues of a single periodical...
a year before its 1908 release.
During the Second World War, L'Illustration was published by Jacques de Lesdain, a collaborator
Collaborationism
Collaborationism is cooperation with enemy forces against one's country. Legally, it may be considered as a form of treason. Collaborationism may be associated with criminal deeds in the service of the occupying power, which may include complicity with the occupying power in murder, persecutions,...
; after the Liberation of Paris
Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the surrender of the occupying German garrison on August 25th. It could be regarded by some as the last battle in the Battle for Normandy, though that really ended with the crushing of the Wehrmacht forces between the...
, the newspaper was shut down. It re-opened in 1945 as France-Illustration, but went bankrupt in 1957.