Biografie von Henry Wilfrid DEVILLE (1871-c.1932)

Birth place: Nantes, France

Death place: probably France

Addresses: NYC (intemittantly, 1907-14)

Profession: Etcher, architect

Studied: with Henry Winslow, c.1907; with L. Lepère in France, 1908

Exhibited: Braun & Cie, NYC, 1914; Vogue Gal., France, 1923; Le Garrec Gal, France, 1923

Work: MMA; NY Hist. Soc. (etchings of NYC street scenes)

Comments: After serving in the French army during WWII, he resumed his careeer as an architect (1919-24) and continued to etch scenes of Nantes and Nancy.

Sources: WW15; add'l info courtesy Carole Zicklin, NY Hist. Soc.; Benezit, 237