Eugène Lampsonius

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

Auguste-Hilaire Eugène Lampsonius (1822–71) was a French painter and illustrator.

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.

References

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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 53454416 ISNI: 0000 0000 3376 5246 SUDOC: 113185324 BNF: cb16564267w (data)

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