Léon Barillot

Léon Barillot (11 October 1844, Montigny-lès-Metz - 8 February 1929, Paris) was a French painter and engraver.

On the advice of Auguste Migette, a local painter and designer, he went to Paris to continue his artistic studies in the workshops of Léon Bonnat at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts.

He returned to Metz at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War and remained there during the ensuing siege.

At that time, he created numerous engravings and etchings for the publishing firm of Alfred Cadart, among others; notably, an album called L'Illustration nouvelle and the series, L'Eau forte en....[1][2] In 1872, following the annexation of his hometown by the Germans, he chose French citizenship, settled permanently in Paris and opened a studio near the Opera.

His favorite places were along the Seine, in Sologne and in Charolais, home to several popular breeds of cattle and sheep.