Crafty, real name Victor Eugène Géruzez ( in Paris – in Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles) was a French comic writer and illustrator, specialising in books about horses and hunting on horseback.

Biography

He was the son of

Nicolas Eugène Géruzez Nicolas Eugène Géruzez (6 January 1799 – 29 May 1865), was a French critic. He was born at Reims. He was assistant professor at the Sorbonne, and in 1852 he became secretary to the faculty of literature. His works include a ''Histoire de ...

and Désirée-Antoinette Sales. He was married on 7 March 1874 in Paris, to Louise Marguerite Gabrielle Vavin, the daughter of Alexis Vavin. They had two children, Claire Hélène and Jean Pierre Eugène. He studied under Charles Gleyre, and exhibited at the

Salon de Paris The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

from 1877. His drawings were first published in ''Le Centaure'', a review established by Léon Crémière, who also published his first two books, '' Snob à Paris'' and ''Snob à l'exposition'' ("Snob at the Paris Exposition"). He was a contributor to several reviews, newspapers and periodicals including ''Le Journal Amusant'', '' La Vie Parisienne'', ''

L'Éclipse ''L'Éclipse'' was a French magazine of the nineteenth century, appearing from 1868 to 1876. Edited by Francis Polo, ''L'Éclipse'' was a showcase for the illustrator André Gill, in which he drew caricatures of his illustrious contemporaries. ...

'', ''Graphic'', ''L’Esprit Follet'', and ''Le Journal Pour Rire''. He provided many of the illustrations for ''Les Chats'' by

Champfleury Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (17 September 1821, in Laon, Aisne – 6 December 1889, in Sèvres), who wrote under the name Champfleury (), was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting ...

(1870) and ''Enfants'' by

Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the ''bo ...

(1873). He also illustrated a book by his brother Paul. Originals of his work are highly sought.

Works

* * * , with a preface by Gustave Droz * * * * * * * * * * * * ''Album Crafty. Croquis parisiens'' (below) * Illustrated by Crafty.

References

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External links

* , illustrations on the HeidICON website {{DEFAULTSORT:Crafty 19th-century French illustrators French children's book illustrators Natural history illustrators Pseudonymous artists 1840 births 1906 deaths Hunting in art