Charles Émile Egli

Charles Émile Egli (known as Carlègle; 30 March 1877 – 9 November 1937) was a Swiss-born illustrator and painter who spent most of his life in Paris.

Charles Émile Egli was born in Aigle, Switzerland on 30 March 1877.

When he was eighteen he attended engraving classes of Alfred Martin at the school of industrial arts in Geneva.

He soon became known in satirical journals like Le Rire, Le Sourire, La Vie Parisienne, L'Assiette au Beurre, Fantasio, La Gazette do Bon Ton, Les Humoristes and Qui lit rit.

His illustrations for Daphnis et Chloé exhibited in the autumn Salon of 1913 launched his career.