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How did Romeyn de Hooghe use narrative strips to criticize the persecution of Huguenots?
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Thirteen panels from the comic strip Gasoline Alley by Frank King, 1921. It shows Walt Wallet feeding and then chasing the turkey that he and baby Skeezix have raised for Thanksgiving dinner.
Romeyn de Hooghe utilized the narrative strip as a powerful medium to condemn the persecution of Huguenots under the reign of Louis XIV. During the 17th century, the narrative strip evolved into a stabilized format, typically featuring an allegorical graphic centerpiece surrounded by narrative border strips. De Hooghe, recognized as the first artist to devote himself consistently to this form, employed these visual indictments to document and criticize the military terror and political intrigue associated with the religious oppression of the era.1