888060 Portrait of the Poet Th矇odore de Banville (1823 - 1891) (black and white photograph) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Archives Larousse, Paris, France; (add.info.: Th矇odore de Banville (1823 - 1891) was a French poet, writer who was a late follower of the Romantics, leader of the Parnassian movement and contributor to many of the literary reviews of his time. His Petit Trait矇 de po矇sie fran癟aise (1872) reveals his interest in the technicalities of versification, of which he became a master. He considered rhyme to be the single most important element in French verse. ); out of copyright.