Alfred Cadart (4 April 1828 – 27 April 1875) was a French printer, writer and publisher, notable for his major part in the etching revival in mid-19th-century France and beyond. As founder of the French Société des Aquafortistes, he combined strategic understanding with a passion for the artistic qualities of the etching. His efforts to promote the art of etching did not bring him financial success, but he did help develop the infrastructure for original printmaking that emerged in the 1890s.

Life

He was born in Saint-Omer to a hotelier and began his working life in the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. He married the sister of François Chifflart, a painter. He made contact with emerging realist artists such as

Alphonse Legros Alphonse Legros (8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist. He moved to London in 1863 and later took British citizenship. He was important as a teacher in the British etching rev ...

and François Bonvin and later published several plates after paintings by Gustave Courbet.

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Janine Bailly-Herzberg Janine Bailly-Herzberg (1920–2005) was a French art historian, specialising in 19th-century art. Author Bailly-Herzberg was an author as well. Her book ''Pissarro et Paris'' was published in 1992 by Flammarion. She also co-wrote ''L'eau-forte de ...

, ''Tome 1 : L'eau-forte de peintre au XIXe siècle : la société des aquafortistes. 1862-1867 ; Tome 2 : Dictionnaire de la Société des aquafortistes'', Paris, Éditions Léonce Laget, 1972. 1828 births 1875 deaths People from Saint-Omer French printers French publishers (people) French etchers {{France-artist-stub