Louis Théophile Hingre

Louis Théophile Hingre (also known as Théophile Hingre) was a French painter, sculptor, engraver, illustrator and poster artist. He was born in 1832 in Écouen, where he also died, in 1911. His specialty was sculptures of animals.

Life and career Hingre was born on 19 November 1832, in Écouen.

At the age of 12, he was apprenticed in Paris to the studio of Henri Louis Gervais and Adrien Possot to learn ornamental sculpture and manufacture of bronzes. His apprenticeship continued until he was 25.

Works An example of Hingre's work can be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where a poster he designed for Theophile Roederer champagne can be seen.

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