Achille Devéria (1800 – 1857) – French painter and graphic artist. He mainly dealt with lithography and watercolors and, more rarely, with oil painting. He was a recognized illustrator, among his works were illustrations to “Faust” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes and the works of Jean de La Fontaine, Charles Perrault and Daniel Defoe. The artist’s fame brought pornographic artworks about the libertine message.
