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French painter
Léon Bazille Perrault

Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault (Poitiers 16 June 1832 – 1908 Royan) was a French academic painter.

Biography

He was born to a modest family. A student of William Bouguereau and François-Edouard Picot, one of his earliest works is the 1861 The Death of Priam and he exhibited at the Salon from 1863 onwards, "producing many genre works which were immensely popular." He was famous for his le petit naufragé (The little shipwrecked boy, 1874) and his paintings of children.

Gallery

  • Portrait Of A Young Girl, 1874
    Portrait Of A Young Girl, 1874
  • La Baigneuse, 1875
    La Baigneuse, 1875
  • Sleeping Putto, 1882
    Sleeping Putto, 1882
  • Sapho (Salon llustré 1891)
    Sapho (Salon llustré 1891)
  • Vénus à la colombe, 1908
    Vénus à la colombe, 1908

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