Au bal de l'opéra : croquis
Au bal de l'opéra : croquis is a Paris comic album of caricature sketches by Cham (Amédée de Noé, 1819-1879), published in 1862 by Maison Martinet. Its pictures are quick pen-and-ink wood engravings of masked-ball figures, with exaggerated profiles, top hats, crinolines and sly captions, offering a designer a lively model for loose, gestural caricature and economical crowd staging.
