Pierre Langlume

Pierre Langlume (1790–1830), born in Poitiers, was a French lithographer who established himself in Paris at 4 Rue de l’Abbaye under the sign “A la pierre lithographique.” After entering the trade in 1818 and securing his patent in 1820, he developed a workshop that benefited from the influence of Aloys Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, and Francois-Seraphin Delpech. His early commissions included illustrating A.-V.-Ch. Berbiguier’s Les Farfadets (1821) and Louis Choris’s Voyage pittoresque autour du monde (1822), followed by contributions to Cuvier and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire’s Histoire naturelle des mammiferes (1824). Langlume exhibited works at the Salons of 1822 and 1824 and gained recognition for marine views, portraits, and landscapes, later partnering with Alphonse Chevallier on lithographic experiments and co-authoring a treatise on the art of lithography in 1829. Though his career was cut short by his death in 1830, his shop continued under Victor-Hippolyte Delaporte, and his son Antoine-Eugene-Leopold carried forward the family’s involvement in lithography and engraving.