He studied with for three years, at the
École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble. Then, in 1887, he enrolled at the
École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where his primary instructors were
William Bouguereau and
Tony Robert-Fleury (for painting), and
Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont (for engraving). In 1888, he won the
Prix de Rome for engraving, and spent three years at the
Villa Medici. Upon completing his studies there, he visited North Africa with one of his fellow students, the architect . His first individual exhibit was at the
Salon in 1894, but it was only in 1922 that he won his first silver medal. Some of his sculptures were signed with the name "Hirné". In 1935, he was elected to the
Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he took Seat #4 for engraving, succeeding
Frédéric Laguillermie (deceased); serving as its President in 1943. He illustrated works by
Jean d'Esme,
Claude Farrère,
Arthur de Gobineau, and
Charles Baudelaire, among many others. Some of his original plates may be seen at the
Musée de Grenoble. == Sources==