René Bull

René Bull was a British illustrator and photographer. He was born in Dublin on 11 December 1872 to a French mother and an English father. He went to Paris to study engineering, but embarked on an artistic career after meeting and taking drawing lessons from the French satirist and political cartoonist Caran d'Ache. Bull returned to Ireland to contribute sketches and political cartoons to various publications, including the 'Weekly Freeman'.

11 December 1872

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