Héloïse Leloir, fashion illustration - Two young ladies in a salon. 19th century. Héloïse Leloir1820 Paris - 1873 ibid. Watercoloured pen-and-ink drawing on paper. Signed on the left side in brown ink "Héloïse Leloir". Framed in a narrow, gold-coloured border. Paper a little bit foxed. Dimensions: BA. 21 x 15.5, ra. 23 x 17.5 cm. Héloïse Leloir 1820 Paris - 1873 ibid. French painter and fashion illustrator. Married to Auguste Leloir, with whom she had two sons: the illustrator Maurice Leloir and the painter Alexandre-Louis Leloir. Her first drawings were shown at the Paris Salon in 1835 and she made a name for herself with her small portraits and watercolours. Héloïse, along with her two sisters Adèle Anaïs and Laure Noël, were among the greatest illustrators of mid-nineteenth century Parisian fashion.

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