Édouard Toudouze

Édouard Toudouze (1848-1907) was a French painter, illustrator, and decorative artist.

Biography Toudouze was born to an artistically accomplished family. His father, , was an architect and engraver. His mother, Adèle-Anaïs Colin (1822-1899), a well known illustrator, was the daughter of Alexandre-Marie Colin and a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Greuze. In addition, his aunt was the illustrator Héloïse Colin Leloir, his uncle the painter , and his cousins the illustrators Maurice Leloir and Alexandre-Louis Leloir. His sister Isabelle Toudouze (1850-1907) was also a painter, and his brother was a novelist. A large number of his paintings were acquired by the government for state-run museums.

In addition to his paintings, he did decorative work at the Opéra-Comique (a scene from the Jeu de Robin et Marion). He also produced a set of models depicting the history of Brittany that were made into tapestries at the Manufacture des Gobelins. The tapestries were on display at the until 1994, when they were moved to a museum for preservation.

His book illustrations included works by Sir Walter Scott, Théophile Gautier, Prosper Mérimée and numerous volumes from La Comédie Humaine of Honoré de Balzac.

Selected works