Comic art by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro.
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro was born in Lisbon, into a large family of distinguished artists. He made his theater debut when he was fourteen years old, yet decided to become a graphic artist and published his first album, 'O Calcanhar d'Achilles', in 1870. It was a collection of caricatures of literary celebrities. In 1884, he started a ceramic factory at Caldas da Rainha, which is still in business today.
'A Parodia', 26 March 1902.
Bordalo Pinheiro founded the bi-monthly magazine O Binoculo, and shortly after started A Berlinda. Pinheiro also published his work in magazines like El Mundo Comico, A Lanterna Magica, O Antonio Maria and El Bazar. Influenced by Wilhelm Busch, he specialized in sequential narratives, and published several more albums. Among others, he came with a satire on the Brazilian emperor's trip to Europe, called 'Apontamentos de Raphael Bordallo Pinhoro sobre à Picaresca Viagem do Imperador Brasil pela Europa' (1872). His last one, 'A Parodia', appeared in 1900.
Comic art by Manuel Gustavo Bordalo Pinheiro.
'Maxixe na Politica'.
Another Pinheiro biography
(in Portuguese)