Albert Robida was born in Compiegne,France and was a renowned illustrator, lithographer, caricaturist, novelist and publisher. He joined the Journal Amusent in 1866 as caricaturist and in 1880 founded his own magazine “La Caricature” along with Georges Decaux, which he edited for twelve years. In the 1900’s he illustrated a weekly serial “La Guerre Infernal” by Pierre Giffard. He was also an illustrator of travel guides and literary classics.