Birth date
1854
Death date
1930
Biography
Forestier was born in Paris and studied art under Henri Lehmann at the École des Beaux-arts. In 1882 he began working for The Illustrated London News, producing illustrations for both news items and fictional stories. He also produced illustrations for the Windsor Magazine, for the novels of several authors including Walter Besant, and for various travel books by A & C Black.]
Known for his historical illustrations, in particular his carefully researched drawings of archaeological finds such as prehistoric man, his drawings are notable for their attention to detail, a consequence of the need to convey a lot of visual information with little accompanying text.
Note
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