Louis-Henri Brévière
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| + | '''Louis-Henri Brévière''', born at [[Forges-les-Eaux]] in 1797, was a French [[wood engraving|wood-engraver]], to whom is due the honour of having revived the art of wood-engraving, which had been neglected in France since the 17th century. His works number about 3000, and among them may be especially noticed the [[Château de Gaillon|Palais de Gaillon]], the arch of the Gros-Horloge at [[Rouen]], and his engravings from the designs of [[Paul Chenavard|Chenavard]], [[Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard|Grandville]], [[Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier|Meissonier]], [[Jean-Baptiste Descamps|Descamps]], [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard|Fragonard]], [[Charles Girardet|Girardet]], [[François-Louis Français|Français]], [[Tony Johannot]], [[Denis Auguste Marie Raffet|Raffet]], Devéria, [[Paul Gavarni|Gavarni]], [[Gustave Doré]], Bertall, and others. He died at [[Hyères]] in 1869. | ||
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Louis-Henri Brévière, born at Forges-les-Eaux in 1797, was a French wood-engraver, to whom is due the honour of having revived the art of wood-engraving, which had been neglected in France since the 17th century. His works number about 3000, and among them may be especially noticed the Palais de Gaillon, the arch of the Gros-Horloge at Rouen, and his engravings from the designs of Chenavard, Grandville, Meissonier, Descamps, Fragonard, Girardet, Français, Tony Johannot, Raffet, Devéria, Gavarni, Gustave Doré, Bertall, and others. He died at Hyères in 1869.
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