Maurice Leloir (1853-1940) - French artist and illustrator (385 works)

Maurice Leloir (Maurice Leloir, sometimes in Russian his surname is written as Leloy) was born in Paris on November 1, 1851. He received his professional education in the family: he was taught by his father, the painter Jean-Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809–1892), and his mother, the watercolorist Héloïse Colin (1820–1874). Leloir clearly distinguished himself in many fields of art - as a painter, watercolorist, engraver, book illustrator, theater and film artist, and a talented writer.