Léon Benett

Bazaar in Samarkand , illustrated for the novel Claudius Bombarnac by Jules Verne

Hippolyte Léon Benett (* 1838 in Orange , Vaucluse , † 1917 in Toulon , Var ) was a French painter and illustrator .

As a government employee, Léon Benett traveled through Algeria , Indochina , Martinique and New Caledonia , making maps on his travels.

His impressions were also found in the drawings and illustrations of several books, including those of Jules Verne , Victor Hugo , Lev Nikolajewitsch Tolstoy , Thomas Mayne Reid , Paschal Grousset , Camille Flammarion and other writers.

From 1867 he was married to Marguerite Olivier and had four children with her.

literature

Ms. Benet, M.-A. Benet, P. Benet, P. Martin, R. Pesle, V. Sper Benet, Léon Benett illustrateur - Lettres et dessins inédits , A la frontière, 2011, ISBN 978-2-918665-01-4

personal data
SURNAME	Benett, Léon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Benett, Hippolyte Léon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French painter and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH	1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Orange , Vaucluse
DATE OF DEATH	1917
Place of death	Toulon , Var