The Illustrative Legacy of André Castaigne Born in the historic French city of Angoulême in 1861, Jean Alexandre Michel André Castaigne emerged as a master of both the brush and the engraver's tool. His early life was steeped in an atmosphere of artistic pursuit, being the son of the painter Jean Eusèment Joseph Castaigne. This lineage provided him with a foundation of classical discipline that would later define his versatile career.…