Victor Armand Poirson
Illustration — Frontispiece of the book Le Conte de l'archer Victor-Armand Poirson (19 May 1858 – 13 February 1893) was a French illustrator and cartoonist.
Victor Armand Poirson
Victor Armand Poirson (tekenaar) E. Glodinon (etser) · Public domain
- Born
- 1858 · Paris.
- Died
- 1893 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Frontispiece of the book Le Conte de l'archer Victor-Armand Poirson (19 May 1858 – 13 February 1893) was a French illustrator and cartoonist.
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He illustrated Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert in 1887, L'Âne de Lucius (translation by Paul-Louis Courier) in 1887, The War of Carlo du Monge in 1886, The Tale of the Archer by Armand Silvestre in 1883 (engraved watercolors by Gillot). He also worked for the illustrated newspapers La Vie moderne, Le Chat noir, and Le Journal de la jeunesse. He died on 13 February 1893, at his home in the 6th arrondissement, in Paris.
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1858
Victor Armand Poirson was born on 19 May 1858.
1893
Victor Armand Poirson died on 13 February 1893.
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• Armand Silvestre, Le Conte de l'Archer, Paris, Lahure, 1883 • Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, Quantin, 1884 • Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield, 1885 • Gustave Flaubert, Salammbô, Paris, Quantin, 1887 • Catullus, Thetis and Peleus, Paris, Quantin, 1889
« Maîtrisés par l'éloquence de ce nouveau venu, ils finirent par écouter », Biographie populaire illustrée de Gambetta, p. 9.
Victor Armand Poirson · Biographie populaire illustrée de Gambetta [L'avocat et le tribun - L'organisateur de la Défense nationale en province - L'homme d'État - Sa mort - Les funérailles nationales], Léon Ébran, Libraire-Éd
« Le fleuret vint à casser et alla frapper le jeune curieux dans l'œil », Biographie populaire illustrée de Gambetta, p. 5.
Victor Armand Poirson · Biographie populaire illustrée de Gambetta [L'avocat et le tribun - L'organisateur de la Défense nationale en province - L'homme d'État - Sa mort - Les funérailles nationales], Léon Ébran, Libraire-Éd
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