Fortuné Louis Méaulle (11 April 1844,

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– 11 May 1916)"On annonce la mort de : M. Fortuné Méaulle, le dessinateur bien connu qui illustra notamment les pauvres de Victor-Hugo." i
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(in French) was a French wood-engraver and writer.

Biography

He apprenticed with Joseph Burn-Smeeton (fl.1840-1880), a British-born artist who worked with the French wood-engraver Auguste Tilly (1840–1898). Later, he was able to become part of a small, exclusive group of wood-engravers who worked for

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. He did not remain there long, however; being dismissed for "serious misconduct." He then established his own studio and was one of the first artists to work with Daniel Vierge. Among his most notable illustrations are those made from pen and ink drawings by François Chifflart for ''

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, although Hugo had originally wanted them to be brush wash drawings, concerned that the resultant wood-engravings would not match the spirit of his writing. After seeing samples, he was convinced and changed his mind. The output of Méaulle's studio was large, but of an uneven quality. The bulk of his work involved covers for the illustrated supplement to '' Le Petit Journal'', most of them designed by Henri Meyer. He also produced large double-paged supplements and worked for the French newspapers '' Le Journal Illustré'' and '' Le Monde Illustré''. As a writer, he published books on art, children's books and

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, some illustrated by other artists.

Gallery

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, 1898 File:Banquet des maires 1900.jpg, The Mayors' Banquet, 1900

Selected works

* ''Messieurs et Mesdemoiselles Bébé, carnets d’un papa'', Ducrocq, 1887 * ''Délaissée'', A. Mame et fils, 1898 * ''Victor Hugo, 1802–1902, ouvrage pour la jeunesse'', Société Française d'Éditions d'Art, 1902

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Fortuné Méaulle
Sources and references @ Data.bnf.fr * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meaulle, Fortunate 1844 births 1916 deaths 19th-century French male writers French wood engravers People from Angers

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