Faustin Betbeder b. 1847

Also known as Faustin, F. Austin
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Franco-British, Victorian-era cartoonist who portrayed the Right Hon. F.C. Childers, one time Auditor General of Victoria.
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French-born, British-based caricaturist, did a not very exaggerated caricature of one time Auditor General of Victoria, the Right Hon. F.C. Childers (NLA U6154), a colour lithograph for London Figaro signed 'FAUSTIN’. The National Library of Australia dates it as 1860s but it looks much later – in English 'Spy’ mode. Faustin also drew a caricature of Charles Darwin as a monkey (NPG UK).

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Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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Related works
  • (Caricature of Charles Darwin as a monkey) (creator of)
  • (Caricature of the Right Hon. F.C. Childers) (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)