Auguste-Joseph Herlin (18 August 1815 – 13 December 1900) was a French genre painter from Lille.

After completing his studies at the local college he joined his father's business.

[2] With independent means, he was not dependent on his work to make a living and could paint what he wanted.

His Visite au confrère, which drew much attention at the Lille Exhibition after it returned from the Salon of Paris, has been called a minor masterpiece.

In 1891 Herlin was named a knight of the Legion of Honor for his services to the arts.