Hector Giacomelli (1822-1904) was a French watercolourist, engraver and illustrator, best known for his paintings of birds.
When he was 30 years old, a serious illness forced him to leave Paris. He then started to draw and paint plants, insects and birds around his new and spectacular house.
He worked with Gustave Doré, for which he designed ornaments for 'The Holy Bible according to the Vulgate', published in 1866. He contributed drawings to several illustrated newspapers, such as Le Monde Illustré, Le Magasin Pittoresque and L'Illustration. He also privately illustrated books.
He was one of the organisers of the exposition of the century prints of 1887 and Section Retrospective of Fine Arts at the Fine Arts Pavilion in Paris during the 1889 Universal Exhibition.
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Four-footed Favourites c.1880 - Hector Giacomelli (1822-1904) - 4 images
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