Hector Giacomelli

Hector Giacomelli (April 1, 1822 in Paris – December 1, 1904 in Menton), was a French watercolorist, engraver and illustrator, best known for his paintings of birds.

His Italian father, a professor of singing, was first an engraver before becoming an industrial designer for a jeweler.

He then started to draw and paint plants, insects and birds around his new and spectacular house.

He worked with Gustave Doré, for which he composed ornaments like "The Holy Bible according to the Vulgate", published in 1866.

Illustrating on top of other artists like Jules Michelet, André Theuriet François Coppée and Alfred de Musset, Giacomelli also became a renowned collector.