The New International Encyclopædia/Forster, François

FORSTER, fôr'stâr', (1790-1872). A French engraver, born at Locle, Switzerland. He studied in Paris under the engraver Langlois, and then entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1814. He engraved a number of historical subjects and portraits which have given him some reputation. Among these are: &ldquo;Francis I. and Charles V. Visiting the Church of Saint Denis&rdquo; (1833, after Gros); &ldquo;The Madonna of the House of Orleans&rdquo; (1838, after Raphael); and the portraits of Raphael, Humboldt, Wellington, and others.