Henri de Montaut
Illustration — Henri de Montaut Henri de Montaut (1825 or 1830 – 1890 or 1900) was a French draftsman, engraver, and illustrator of the 19th century. He sometimes signed Henri de Hem, Monta or Hy.
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Henri de Montaut
Atelier Nadar. Photographe · Bibliotheque Nationale de France · Public domain
- Born
- sources differ (1829 and 1825). · Paris.
- Died
- sources differ (1889 and 1890). · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- illustrator, painter, engraver and draftsperson.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Henri de Montaut Henri de Montaut (1825 or 1830 – 1890 or 1900) was a French draftsman, engraver, and illustrator of the 19th century. He sometimes signed Henri de Hem, Monta or Hy.
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• Illustration — Illustration for Little Red Riding Hood (Librairie du Petit Journal, 1865). Henri de Montaut, with other artists such as Édouard Riou or George Roux, is remembered for the illustrations they made for the novels of the series Voyages extraordinaires by Jules Verne. He collaborated with Le Journal illustré for which he was chief editor for a time as well as with La Vie Parisienne. In 1883, he became chief editor of L'Art et la mode, journal de la vie mondaine.
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- 1.[Aïda : douze projets de costumes / par Henry de Montaut]. Gallica. 1871.
- 2.Base Léonore LH/1916/30 .
- 3.Notice du Fonds Ancely, Catalogue numérisé de la BNF.
- 4.Jean-Pierre Bacot, La Presse illustrée au : une histoire oubliée, Presses universitaires de Limoges (Pulim), coll. « Médiatextes », Limoges, 2005, 243 p. , 113.
- 5.Annonce que le dessinateur Henri de Montaut vient d'être nommé chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. Gallica. Le Figaro. 1. 6 août 1871.
- 6.L'Art et la mode : journal de la vie mondaine, sur data.bnf.fr.
- 7.Annonce de la mort du dessinateur Henry de Montaut. Gallica. Le Petit Journal. 1. 31 décembre 1889.
- 8.Acte de décès 2188 (vue 11/16) de Antonin Victor Xavier Henry de Montaut du registre des décès de l'année 1889 du arrondissement de Paris. 28 décembre 1889.
- 9.BNF cb40264203m .
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