Gosselin, Francois Désiré
François-Désiré Gosselin (June 16, 1809 - October 1, 1867) was a French printer, publisher, printseller and apparent revolutionary, active in Paris. He was born in Honfleur, the son of a shipwright. Nothing is known of his training. When not publishing political satire, his output focused on military matters: maps of operations, portraits of military leaders, views of theaters of operation. He also printed children's and puzzles. He appears also to have both published his own views and prints, and distributed those of others (for example, the American printer Henry Payot.
Gosselin appears to have been an active socialist during the turbulence of the 1840s and 50s. In early 1848 he publsished an array of satirical lithographs lampooning King Louis-Philippe and other European sovereigns. He faced charges for his more active role in the uprising of June 1848, having put his company of the National Guard on duty near a barricade where it was disarmed by the forces of order; he would be sentenced to one year in prison. In 1851, he was again arrested, although nothing could be proven against him. He was pardoned on May 28, 1852, but subject to surveillance, until August 16, 1855.
Gosselin appears to have been an active socialist during the turbulence of the 1840s and 50s. In early 1848 he publsished an array of satirical lithographs lampooning King Louis-Philippe and other European sovereigns. He faced charges for his more active role in the uprising of June 1848, having put his company of the National Guard on duty near a barricade where it was disarmed by the forces of order; he would be sentenced to one year in prison. In 1851, he was again arrested, although nothing could be proven against him. He was pardoned on May 28, 1852, but subject to surveillance, until August 16, 1855.
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