'Métamorphose', Petit Journal Pour Rire, 1904.
Illustrator and caricaturist Draner was born in 1833 in Liège, Belgium, as Jules Renard. He was the son of a printer. He found employment with the Société des Zincs de la Vieille-Montagne, while he also produced cartoons for local magazines like Uylenspiegel. In 1861, he settled in Paris, where he began collaborations with magazines like Le Charivari, L'Éclipse, Paris-Comique, L'Illustration, Le Monde Illustré and Le Journal Pour Rire.
'Comment Elles Se Couchent', Le Charivari.
In 1879, Draner succeeded Cham as the author of the topical cartoon about Paris in Le Charivari, until Draner passed the pencil himself to Henriot. Draner additionally designed theater costumes, among others for the plays of Jacques Offenbach. He was specialized in military caricatures.
Cover illustration for Le Petit Journal Pour Rire, 29 March 1902.