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Eugène Lampsonius

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French painter and illustrator
Eugène Lampsonius
BornAuguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius
1822
Joué-du-Bois
Died1871
Paris
NationalityFrench
Known forIllustration
Portraiture

Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius (1822–1871) was a French painter and illustrator.

He is best known for his illustrations of the works of Eugène Sue, Honoré de Balzac, and Alexandre Dumas, as well as for his graphite portraits of Comédie-Française actors. He signed these portraits as Eustache Lorsay.

Lampsonius was born in Joué-du-Bois, and died in Paris in 1871.

  • Imaginary portrait of Charles-Henri Sanson by Eugène Lampsonius Imaginary portrait of Charles-Henri Sanson by Eugène Lampsonius
  • La reine Margot (Queen Margot), by Alexandre Dumas, illustrated by E. Lampsonius and D. Lancelot, Paris, 1855. La reine Margot (Queen Margot), by Alexandre Dumas, illustrated by E. Lampsonius and D. Lancelot, Paris, 1855.

See also

References

  • Osterwalder, Marcus, ed. (1983). Dictionnaire des illustrateurs (1800–1914): illustrateurs, caricaturistes et affichistes. Paris: Hubschmid & Bouret. p. 640. OCLC 10170673.


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