Léon Deschamps (1864 – 28 December 1899) was a French novelist and poet, most notable as the founder of the La Plume literary review.
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Portrait by Frédéric-Auguste Cazals.
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Portrait by David Ossipovitch Widhopff.
Léon Deschamps (1864 – 28 December 1899) was a French novelist and poet, most notable as the founder of the La Plume literary review.