Jules-Descartes Férat (1829,

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– 1906, Paris) was a French artist and illustrator, famous for his portrayals of factories and their workers. He illustrated the books of many known authors, such as

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

, Edgar Allan Poe, and

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

. Some critics consider his illustrations for Jules Verne's novel '' The Mysterious Island'' to be his greatest masterpieces. He also contributed to the French illustrated press including the newspapers '' L'Illustration'', '' Le Journal Illustré'', and ''

L'Univers Illustré ''L'Univers'' was a nineteenth-century French Roman Catholic daily newspaper that took a strongly ultramontane position. It was edited by Louis Veuillot Louis Veuillot (11 October 1813 – 7 March 1883) was a French journalist, author and ...

''.

Books illustrated by Férat

Jules Verne

;Novels *(1871) '' A Floating City'', 44 illustrations *(1872) ''

The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa ''The Adventures of Three Russians and Three Englishmen in South Africa'' (french: Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans l'Afrique australe) is a novel by Jules Verne published in 1872. Plot introduction Three Russian and three E ...

'', 53 illustrations *(1873) '' The Fur Country'', 103 illustrations (with

Alfred Quesnay de Beaurépaire Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

) *(1875) '' The Mysterious Island'', 152 illustrations *(1876) '' Michael Strogoff'', 91 illustrations *(1877) '' The Child of the Cavern'', 45 illustrations ;Short stories *(1871) ''

The Blockade Runners "The Blockade Runners" (french: Les forceurs de blocus) is an 1865 novella by Jules Verne. In 1871 it was published in single volume together with novel '' A Floating City'' as a part of the ''Voyages Extraordinaires'' series (''The Extraordinar ...

'', 17 illustrations *(1875) '' Martin Paz'', 12 illustrations *(1876) '' A Drama in Mexico'', 6 illustrations

External links

The Illustrators of Jules Verne’s Voyages Extraordinaires
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