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Jules Bastien-Lepage

1848–1884

Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Portrait relief, 1880; bronze cast 1910.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Portrait relief, 1880; bronze cast 1910.

Bastien-Lepage grew up in a modest farming family in Damvillers and trained with Alexandre Cabanel. After unsuccessful Prix de Rome attempts, he developed rural subjects from his home region. His portrait clients also included Sarah Bernhardt, Léon Gambetta and other public figures.

Works

Joan of Arc — Jules Bastien-LepageJules Bastien-Lepage

Joan of Arc

Sources

Augustus Saint-Gaudens · Gift by subscription through the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Committee, 1912 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 / Public Domain Portrait source · Licence