Jean-Émile Buland

He was born to Jean-Marie Buland (1825-1895), an engraver, and his wife from Luxembourg, Suzanne, née Wagener.

In 1875, he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied with the painter, Alexandre Cabanel, and the engraver, Louis-Pierre Henriquel-Dupont.

In 1880, he won the Prix de Rome for engraving, and spent the years 1881 to 1884 studying at the villa Medici.

[3] In 1925, he was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he took Seat #2 for engraving, succeeding Charles Albert Waltner (deceased).

[4] At the time of his death, he was Director of the Fondation Taylor [fr], an artists' association Most of his engravings are after 17th and 18th-century artists, but he also reproduced works by his contemporaries, such as Antoine Calbet [fr] and Georges Picard.