Charles Toché
Charles Toché (26 July 1851, Nantes - 31 August 1916, Paris) was a French decorative artist, painter, poster artist and illustrator. Biography His father, Émile François Toché (1802-1884), was a shipowner. He originally planned to become an architect and studied with Felix Thomas, Félix Thomas, who had participated in the first excavation of Nineveh. After completing his studies, he travelled through Spain and the Middle East, then went to Venice, where he studied and made sketches of the buildings. While there, he made the acquaintance of Édouard Manet, who inspired him to pursue painting. From 1875 to 1888, he worked on a large project: painting historical and allegorical frescoes in the Grand Galerie of the Château de Chenonceau. When they had been completed, he created designs for the Chateau's stained glass. During his work there, he met the writer, Gustave Flaubert, who asked him to illustrate the definitive edition of his novel, ''The Temptation of Saint Anthony ...
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