Chéri Hérouard

Born as Chéri-Louis-Marie-Aime Haumé in Rocroi on 6 January 1881, Hérouard's father died in a hunting accident just before his birth.

Chéri Herouard's first printed artwork appeared in Le Journal de la Jeunesse in 1902.

Upon stepping into the Publishing House of Calmann-Lévy, he met Anatole France, who encouraged him to continue his work.

For Pierrot, he drew Gil Blas de Santillane (1949), Tambour Battant (1950) and Le Capitaine Eclair (1951).

In 2019 the National Leather Association International established an award named after Hérouard for creators of realistic erotic art.