Marcellin Desboutin (1823-1902) Henri Rochefort. 1880. Drypoint. 200x275mm. Clément-Janin 214. Very fine proof on heavy cream vellum, from the 2nd state (of 3), before the addition of a background, signed in pencil. Marginal traces of oxidation. Full margins. Henri Rochefort (1831-1913) was a French journalist and pamphleteer famous for his satirical and political writing, notably in La Lanterne, which led to trials and exile. A figure of Parisian bohemia, he frequented the artistic and literary circles of his time, where he struck up a close friendship with the painter and engraver Marcellin Desboutin. Desboutin represented him on several occasions and shared his rebellious spirit, making their relationship an emblematic crossroads between combative journalism and committed art.