Léon Gaucherel

[1] His first major works were illustrations for a project to restore Notre-Dame, proposed by his friend and Jean-Baptiste Lassus in 1843.

By 1858, the transition was complete and he began creating illustrations for magazines; notably the Gazette des Beaux-Arts and the Annales Archéologiques, where he depicted decorative architectural details.

His work on the Gazette, together with his fellow printmaker Léopold Flameng, helped to establish that publication's reputation.

[3] He was an active member of the Société des aquafortistes [fr] and, in 1864, was named a Knight in the Legion of Honor.

In addition to his creative activities, he also took numerous students, including Victor Gustave Lhuillier, Louis Monzies, Edmond Ramus, and Adolphe Lalauze.