Pierre-Gustave Staal

Pierre-Gustave-Eugène Staal, was a French artist, lithographer, illustrator and draughtsman.
He entered the workshop of painter Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1838, and then learned engraving with Adolphe Varin in 1845. He provided the artwork for several engraved works ; for illustrated periodicals ; for novels ; and for books for children. He also did drawings for Muses et Fées, histoire des femmes mythologiques, by Joseph Méry and Count Foelix and for the volume of the Chants et chansons populaires de France.
Staal drew several portraits of women intended for engraving. He also carried out some lithographs. He also did some paintings.