Maurice Boutet de Monvel
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French artist and illustrator of popular children’s books. His son Bernard was also an accomplished artist.
Bibliography
Girls and Boys (1913)
A series of brief scenes of children at play, with illustrations. Read online at Internet Archive in French, and in English.
Joan of Arc (1980)
Joan of Arc is considered de Monvel’s master piece and the original Frence edition was considered a marvel of the printer’s art. This edition was based on a copy in the Morgan Library. It tells the story of the Maid of Orleans, from her birth in Domremy to her death at the stake at the hands of the English. The illustrations are influenced by the medieval illuminated manuscripts
La Fontaine Fables Choisies pour les Enfants (1888)
Fables in the original French. The illustrations are simpler than other works by de Monvel. Read for free online at the Library of Congress.
Our Children (1913)
Brief sketches of boys and girls in town and country from France. This English translations is of the first half of Nos Enfants. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Vieilles Chansons et Rondes pour les Petits Enfants (1883)
Twenty-seven traditional French songs. Read for free online at the Library of Congress.
Charles-Marie Widor