French painter, born at Tournay, on the 10th of March 1836; was a pupil of Léon Cogniet; gained the grand prix de Rome in 1861 by his painting, The Death of Priam. His first Salon picture, was a portrait (1855); afterward a frequent exhibitor; among his more prominent works being Roman Charity (1864); Nymph and Bacchus (1867); Truth (1870); Madeleine (1876); Pandora (1877); Mignon (1878); Psyche (1883); Lady Godiva (1890); and A Daughter of Eve (1892). He obtained three medals, in 1885, 1888 and 1870; medal of the first class at the Exposition Universelle (1878); medal of honor (1886); grand prize at the exposition of 1889; chosen member of the Academy of Fine Arts (1891); decorated with the Legion of Honor (1870); and made an officer of the same (1878). He excels in the portrayal of the nude, and his subjects are often allegorical or drawn from Greek and Roman mythology.
