Paul Girardet

Like them, he received his first art lessons from his father, but was interested only in copper engraving, which he worked hard to perfect.

He also took courses in drawing at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

His subject matter ranged from simple genre scenes, to complex depictions of battles.

His works include engraved versions of the paintings of numerous well-known artists, such as Horace Vernet, Paul Delaroche and Joseph Nicolas Robert-Fleury.

His sons Léon, Jules, Eugène, Paul Armand and Théodore all became printmakers or painters, as did his daughter, Julia Antonine (1851-1921).