Rene Lelong was an illustrator and painter French, born April 1, 1871 in Arrou (France) and died in 1933 .
He won a bronze medal at the Salon of French Artists in 1895 and was a member from 1898. He made posters and illustrated many books and texts. He was part of the jury in 1925 for the Contest Grand Prize Gustave Doré, alongside Georges Auriol, Carlègle, Maxime Dethomas, Raymond Escholier, Abel Faivre, Renefer, Auguste Roubille, Serveau Clement and René Vincent . He was a professor at the Académie Julian in 1879 to 1891.
He illustrated the following works:
Mario Uchard, Uncle Barbassou illustration with B. Borrione, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1897
Alfred Capus, Loser, drawings Rene Lelong, engraved on wood by Georges Lemoine, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1900 [5]
Theodore Botrel, Songs in clogs, George Ondet 1902 [6]
Guy de Maupassant, Our heart, Collected Works illustrated by René Lelong, engraved on wood by G. Lemoine, Paris, Ollendorff, 1902
Guy de Maupassant, The Sisters Rondoli, Collected Works illustrated, woodcut G. Lemoine, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1904 [7]
Émile Zola, The Dream, 43 illustrations, Paris, P. Lafitte 1910
René Boylesve, The lesson of love in a park, Paris, Romagna, 1923
Abbe Prevost History of Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut, Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux 1927
Colette, Tendrils of vines, 35 aquatints, Kra Publishing, 1930