George Roux
The cover of The Lord of the World by Jules Verne with an illustration by George Roux.
George Roux ( 1853 - 1929 ) was a French artist and book illustrator .
His most famous works are a series of illustrations that he created for the science fiction novels by Jules Verne and that appeared in the series of Voyages extraordinaires . After Léon Benett, he was the second most active illustrator of Jules Verne's stories and created the images for 22 of his books, the original editions of which were edited by Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814–1886) and, after his death, by his son Louis-Jules Hetzel . The first of these was L'Épave du Cynthia (1885) and the last L'Étonnante aventure de la mission Barsac (1919).
literature
- Arthur B. Evans: The Illustrators of Jules Verne's "Voyages Extraordinaires" In: Science-Fiction Studies , July 1998, pp. 241-70, DePauw University
Web links
Commons : Drawings by George Roux - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Gallery of illustrations for " Les voyages extraordinaires " compiled by the Science Fiction Studies journal.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roux, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roux, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French artist and book illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1853 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1929 |