Born this day, in 1837: Émile-Antoine Bayard (November 2, 1837 – 6 December 1891). He was a French illustrator born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne. A student of Léon Cogniet, and is now best remembered for his illustration of Cosette from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He died in Cairo. (Wikipedia).
Young Cosette sweeping: 1862 drawing for Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. The illustration has been used in promotional art for various versions of the musical adaptation of the novel. Bayard drew many other scenes from the novel too - no doubt used as guides by the producers and directors of stage and film adaptations.
Bayard illustrated several other famous books, notably Around the Moon by Jules Verne (1870). See illustrations and information at The Public domain Review HERE. This was years before H.G. Wells brought science fiction to the masses in the 1890s, possibly these are some of the first sci-fi related illustrations ever.
There are other oddities among his many illustrations, for instance a duel between two women, and a sequel - their reconciliation! (Click on illustrations for clearer views.)
Astrologically, Émile-Antoine Bayard had Sun in Scorpio, his natal chart is at Astrotheme HERE. His Scorpio Sun is at 10 degrees and in harmonious trine with Uranus at 4 degrees of Pisces, close to midheaven. If time of birth at Astrotheme is near correct, Cancer was rising at 10 degrees - forming a Grand Trine (harmonious circuit)in the astrological Water element. I suspect this is the root source of the intuition and imagination used in his memorable illustrations, with Venus, planet of the arts in Sagittarius, ensuring that his work was widely published.
Young Cosette sweeping: 1862 drawing for Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. The illustration has been used in promotional art for various versions of the musical adaptation of the novel. Bayard drew many other scenes from the novel too - no doubt used as guides by the producers and directors of stage and film adaptations.
Bayard illustrated several other famous books, notably Around the Moon by Jules Verne (1870). See illustrations and information at The Public domain Review HERE. This was years before H.G. Wells brought science fiction to the masses in the 1890s, possibly these are some of the first sci-fi related illustrations ever.
There are other oddities among his many illustrations, for instance a duel between two women, and a sequel - their reconciliation! (Click on illustrations for clearer views.)
Astrologically, Émile-Antoine Bayard had Sun in Scorpio, his natal chart is at Astrotheme HERE. His Scorpio Sun is at 10 degrees and in harmonious trine with Uranus at 4 degrees of Pisces, close to midheaven. If time of birth at Astrotheme is near correct, Cancer was rising at 10 degrees - forming a Grand Trine (harmonious circuit)in the astrological Water element. I suspect this is the root source of the intuition and imagination used in his memorable illustrations, with Venus, planet of the arts in Sagittarius, ensuring that his work was widely published.
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The women dueling is remarkable.You dig deep for these arty farty events, T. Well done.
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Wisewebwoman ~ Thank you, WWW! I prepared this post in a bit of a hurry, and really should've included a little more about that duel. Here's a snip from a relevant article:
Robert Baldick, in his book The Duel: A History of Duelling, explains that women sometimes had male champions fight on their behalf in duels. However, in late 19th century Europe, there was a movement toward encouraging “new women” to fight for themselves. (He cites the example of Séverine, a female journalist who had a colleague fight for her in a duel to defend an article she had written. She was censured by the Paris League for the Emancipation of Women.) Gisèle d’Estoc (who herself supposedly dueled with another woman, actress Emma Rouër, and inspired Emile Bayard’s lithograph “Une Affaire d’Honneur” [NSFW]) said that a woman who employed a male champion was committing a “deed of inferiority.”
https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-princess-once-dueled-a-countess-over-floral-arrangeme-1702919685
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