Antoine Johannot: The King of Illustration Born in Offenbach am Main, Germany, in 1803, Antoine Johannot – known universally as Tony Johannot – emerged from a family steeped in artistic tradition. His father, François Johannot, was a silk manufacturer who also pursued painting, and his brothers, Charles and Alfred, were accomplished engravers. This lineage instilled within him not just an appreciation for art but a practical understanding of its various techniques, particularly engraving and lithography, skills he would master with remarkable dexterity. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes…