Edmond Joseph Ramus (5 May 1822 – 1890) was a French
etching best known for his reproductions of paintings for art catalogues.
Ramus was born in Paris and first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1847.[ RAMUS, Edmond Joseph (1822 - 1890), Engraver in Bénézit] He was a pupil of the etcher Léon Gaucherel. He was awarded a bronze medal in 1881.[ He is listed as one of the contributors of etching in the catalogue of objects for the palais de San Donato in 1880.][ Palais de San Donato. Catalogue des objets d'art et d'ameublement, tableaux, dont la vente aux enchères publiques aura lieu à Florence, au palais de San Donato le 15 mars 1880 on archive.org] He worked extensively for the French magazine . Some of his most familiar works are the portraits of Napoléon III, the Empress Eugénie, and Léon Gambetta.
