A highly detailed etching of the cathedral at Reims, France. Figures busy themselves in the square in front of the building and birds wheel over head.
The artist has signed and dated in plate to the lower left corner. See the 4th picture.
| Birth | Paris |
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| Death | (at age 62) 16th arrondissement of Paris |
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Charles Henri Toussaint said Henri Toussaint , born in Paris on and died in the same town on , is a French painter , illustrator and engraver .
He is the father of the painter and illustrator Maurice Toussaint (1882-1974).
Charles Henri Toussaint was born in Paris ( former 10th arrondissement ) on 1 .
He was a pupil of Léon Gaucherel , Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines and Charles Waltner . He stood out at the Paris Salon in 1874, then was rewarded in 1876, 1884, 1899 and 1900. In 1885 he participated in the International Exhibition of White and Black where he obtained a 2nd class silver medal in the Engravings section.
He married Louise Bédelet, daughter of the Parisian publisher and bookseller Amédée Bédelet .
He is known for his many prints depicting the architecture of Paris 2 and provincial towns ( Amiens , Rouen , Reims , etc. ). We also owe him studies, notably on Oxford , Cambridge and Liverpool .
Henri Toussaint dies in the 16th arrondissement of Paris on 3 .