Auguste Andre Lancon ‘Auguste Lancon’ was a French painter, engraver and sculptor French. Andre Lancon studied at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon and completed his studies in Paris. He becomes animal sculptor of admiration for the works of Antoine-Louis Barye . Lancon exhibited his works for the first time at the Paris Salon in 1861 , and until 1870. During the Franco-Prussian War he was sergeant of a battalion. Linked to the Paris Commune , he was imprisoned for six months. On his release, he changes his name and is now called Auguste Lançon. He became a military painter and participates in the Balkan War in 1877 . He engraved several etchings showing scenes of war which he had witnessed. In 1893, Auguste Lancon street in Paris (13th arrondissement) takes its name in tribute. His artist’s studio , perfectly preserved, still exists in its birthplace, Saint-Claude, 3 rue du Collège.