page_title: Louis-Henri Brévière
hierarchical_section_title: Louis-Henri Brévière
caption_attribution_description: English: Engraving by Louis-Henri Brévière of his friend Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois (1777-1837)
context_page_description: Louis-Henri Brévière, born at Forges-les-Eaux in 1797, was a French wood-engraver, to whom is due the honour of having revived the art of wood-engraving, which had been neglected in France since the 17th century. His works number about 3000, and among them may be especially noticed the Palais de Gaillon, the arch of the Gros-Horloge at Rouen, and his engravings from the designs of Chenavard, Grandville, Meissonier, Descamps, Fragonard, Girardet, Français, Tony Johannot, Raffet, Devéria, Gavarni, Gustave Doré, Bertall, and others. He died at Hyères in 1869.
context_section_description: Louis-Henri Brévière, born at Forges-les-Eaux in 1797, was a French wood-engraver, to whom is due the honour of having revived the art of wood-engraving, which had been neglected in France since the 17th century. His works number about 3000, and among them may be especially noticed the Palais de Gaillon, the arch of the Gros-Horloge at Rouen, and his engravings from the designs of Chenavard, Grandville, Meissonier, Descamps, Fragonard, Girardet, Français, Tony Johannot, Raffet, Devéria, Gavarni, Gustave Doré, Bertall, and others. He died at Hyères in 1869.
caption: Engraving by Louis-Henri Brévière of his friend Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois
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