Alphonse François


Alphonse François was a French engraver.

Biography

Alphonse François and his elder brother Charles-Rémy-Jules François learned engraving at the school of Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont. He did a large number of engravings, from works by contemporary French painters and by old Italian masters.
François was made an officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1857 and a member of the Institut de France in 1873.

Works