FRENCH LANGUAGE Son of the founder of the Maison Devambez, an engraving and art book publishing company, André Devambez (1877-1944) followed the successful career of a Parisian artist at the end of the 19th century. After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in Benjamin Constant's studio, he was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1890, became official painter to the Ministry of the Air Force in 1934 and head of the painting studio at the Beaux-Arts in Paris between 1929 and 1937. Painter, draughtsman, engraver, but also illustrator for young people, André Devambez has