Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver posted a portrait of pioneering Swiss cartoonist Rodolphe Töpffer (1799-1846) painted in 1821 when Töpffer was 21. It was painted by Firmin Massot, a Swiss portraitist who lived from 1766 to 1849. Töpffer is credited by many as being the first comics artist, although scholars have identified many earlier comics-like artworks: William Hogarth’s series of prints like
A Portrait of Rodolphe Töpffer
A Portrait of Rodolphe Töpffer
A Portrait of Rodolphe Töpffer
Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver posted a portrait of pioneering Swiss cartoonist Rodolphe Töpffer (1799-1846) painted in 1821 when Töpffer was 21. It was painted by Firmin Massot, a Swiss portraitist who lived from 1766 to 1849. Töpffer is credited by many as being the first comics artist, although scholars have identified many earlier comics-like artworks: William Hogarth’s series of prints like