Jacques Touchet

Jacques Touchet was a French illustrator. His first book, Croquis d'un prisonnier de guerre was published in 1917. He illustrated numerous French books until his death.

Biography

Jaques Touchet was born in Paris, France on 17 September 1887, to Narcisse Touchet, a department manager at Le Bon Marché, and Louise Marguerite Félicie Marlier.
He was a student of Paul Renouard and Louis Morin, and was an illustrator for the magazine L'Illustration.
In the First World War, he was deployed into the French Army and stationed in Thessaloniki in Greece. He produced several paintings and illustrations during this time.