Georges Léonnec (1881 – 1940), the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

he worked as an illustrator for the magazine '' La Vie Parisienne''. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le Sourire. He was also well known for his advertising illustrations for

Byrrh Byrrh is an aromatised wine apéritif made of red wine, mistelle, and quinine. Created in France in 1866 and trademarked in 1873, it was popular as an apéritif in the early 20th century. With its marketing and reputation as a "hygienic drink", ...

apéritif wine, Dufayel department stores, and the Casino of Paris.

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1881 births 1940 deaths French military personnel of World War I École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs alumni 20th-century French illustrators French advertising artists and illustrators French magazine illustrators {{illustrator-stub