The Painter of Breton Light: The Life and Legacy of Théophile Deyrolle Born into the vibrant, scientific atmosphere of nineteenth-century Paris, Théophile-Louis Deyrolle was a man whose life was shaped by the intersection of natural history and fine art. Arriving in the world in 1844, he was part of a distinguished family of entomologists and naturalists, descendants of a lineage that maintained a renowned taxidermy shop in the heart…