Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour (29 June 1838 – 29 November 1910) was a French painter, printmaker, and illustrator.
[4] He also attended the École des Beaux-Arts and competed for the Prix de Rome in 1859.
[5] Berne-Bellecour, along with his brother-in-law Jehan Georges Vibert, produced a comedic play titled "La Tribune Mécanique"[1] which was performed at the Palais Royal in 1862.
Berne-Bellecour, Vibert, Alexander Louis Leloir, and Édouard Detaille went on a trip to Africa in 1870, later returning to serve in the Franco-Prussian War.
[3] Berne-Bellecour served in the francs-tireurs[7] and won a medal for gallantry under fire.