heinrich christian wilhelm busch was a german humorist, poet, illustrator and painter. he published comic illustrated cautionary tales from 1859, achieving his most notable works in the 1870s. busch's illustrations used wood engraving, and later, zincography.busch drew on contemporary parochial and city life, satirizing catholicism, philistinism, strict religious morality and bigotry. his comic text was colourful and entertaining, using onomatopoeia, neologisms and other figures of speech, and led to some work being banned by the authorities.busch was influential in both poetry and illustrati…