J. J. Dubochet et Cie [J.-J. Dubochet, Le Chevalier et Cie] (Paris, publisher, fl. c. 1830s–1840s)

Jacques-Julien Dubochet (1798–1868), a Swiss-born lawyer, publisher, and journalist associated with liberal political circles in Paris, became one of the notable French publishers of the July Monarchy period. A close associate of Adolphe Thiers and participant in the founding of the opposition newspaper Le National, he entered publishing around 1830 in partnership with Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Paulin, issuing works by major authors, including Honoré de Balzac and his cousin Rodolphe Töpffer. In 1843, together with Paulin, Adolphe Joanne, and Édouard Charton, Dubochet co-founded L’Illustration, inspired by the Illustrated London News and regarded as the first major French illustrated weekly. In the collection, Dubochet is represented by two books illustrated by J. J. Grandville: LIB-2572.2020, Fables de Florian illustrées par J.-J. Grandville (Paris: J.-J. Dubochet et Cie, 1842), and LIB-3117.2022, Louis Reybaud’s Jérome Paturot à la recherche d’une position sociale (Paris: J.-J. Dubochet, Le Chevalier et Cie, 1846).