Léon Bazille Perrault


Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault was a French academic painter.

Biography

He was born to a modest family. A student of William Bouguereau and François-Edouard Picot, he exhibited at the Salon from 1863 onwards, producing many genre works which were immensely popular. He was famous for his le petit naufragé and his paintings of children.

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