I can find very little biographical information about French illustrator Henri Gerbault, aside from this cursory blog post. He is a character shrouded in mystery. His work is somewhat popular (although he died in 1930), but information about the man himself is scarce. I did, however, find a very poor quality photographic image which seems to indicate that he had a moustache. The image, unfortunately, does not meet our editorial standards for excellence, but you can see it here, along with an article in french which does me no good whatsoever (yes, I tried Google Translate. No, it didn’t work).

But of course, it’s obvious that he had a moustache. You can tell this by the subject matter of his illustrations, where frequently a curvy female form will be uncontrollably drawn to a gentleman’s stately figure and facial hair. Or maybe it’s the gentleman who is uncontrollably drawn. Either way, it’s obvious that Monsieur Gerbault shared the moustached American’s proclivity for the fairer sex, and realized the impact that moustaches have upon them. And with that, I will let his work speak for itself.