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Jules Férat

French artist and illustrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jules Férat

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Jules-Descartes Férat (1829, Ham, Somme – 1906, Paris) was a French artist and illustrator, famous for his portrayals of factories and their workers.

Thumb — Engraving of his drawing of the Battle of Forbach in the Franco-Prussian War

Thumb — An illustration from The Mysterious Island.

He illustrated the books of many known authors, such as Jules Verne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Victor Hugo. He also contributed to the French illustrated press including the newspapers L'Illustration, Le Journal Illustré, and L'Univers Illustré.

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Books illustrated by Férat

Jules Verne

Novels

(1871) A Floating City, 44 illustrations
(1872) The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa, 53 illustrations
(1873) The Fur Country, 103 illustrations (with Alfred Quesnay de Beaurépaire)
(1875) The Mysterious Island, 152 illustrations
(1876) Michael Strogoff, 91 illustrations
(1877) The Child of the Cavern, 45 illustrations

Short stories

(1871) The Blockade Runners, 17 illustrations
(1875) Martin Paz, 12 illustrations
(1876) A Drama in Mexico, 6 illustrations

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