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Eugène Lampsonius

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Eugène Lampsonius
Born
Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius

1822
Died1871
NationalityFrench
Known forIllustration
Portraiture

Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius (1822–71) 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.

See also

References

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