Eugène Lampsonius

Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius (1822–1871) was a French painter and illustrator.

Eugène Lampsonius
Born	Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius 1822 Joué-du-Bois
Died	1871 Paris
Nationality	French
Known for	Illustration Portraiture

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.

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  Imaginary portrait of Charles-Henri Sanson by Eugène Lampsonius
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  La reine Margot (Queen Margot), by Alexandre Dumas, illustrated by E. Lampsonius and D. Lancelot, Paris, 1855.

See also

• Michel Lévy Frères

References

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