Henri Cain was a French dramatist, opera and ballet librettist. He wrote over forty librettos from 1893 to his death, for many of the most prominent composers of the Parisian Belle Epoque.
Henri Caïn in 1882
Portrait of the French dramatist and librettist Henri Cain sitting at his desk; published in the theatrical magazine Le Théâtre, July 1899
Auguste Nicolas Caïn was a French sculptor in the Animaliers school, known for his portrayals of wild and domesticated animals.
Portrait of Auguste Cain by Léon Bonnat (detail)
Le Lion de Nubie et sa Proie, by Auguste Cain (Jardin du Luxembourg)
Deux lionnes attaquant un Taureau
Tigre terrassant un crocodile