Original plate signed GEORGE EDWARD

  

Title: "The Protective Turtle of Numa Langoustau." The illustration depicts the adventures of a character who uses a turtle shell to escape from his pursuers. George-Edward (born Georges Édouard Auguste Salter, Baron of Saint-Prégnan) is a French illustrator and painter from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his work in decorative painting, historical compositions, and atmospheric illustrations. Often infused with the academic and symbolist style of his time, he was less popular than some press illustrators, but nonetheless left a notable artistic mark in the magazines and art salons of the Belle Époque.