Léon-Jean-Basile Perrault
Famous for popular academic paintings of children
Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault was a French academic painter. 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 (The little shipwrecked boy, 1874) and his paintings of children.
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Master student
- William Bouguereau Master
- François-Edouard Picot Master
Artworks by this artist
- Meditation 1900
- Le Goûter 1880
- Portrait Of A Young Child
- Unconscious Sleeper ca. 1861-1897
- Cupid Captured 1886
- Out In The Cold
- Fast Asleep 1896
- A Rest In The Shade 1879
- Fillette À L’orange 1868
- Mother With Child 1894
- A Crown of Wildflowers 1887
- Les prières 1870
- Pensive Girl (Innocence) 1904
- A Young Beauty
- Jeaune fille 1872
- Mother’s Happiness 1890
- Young girl with a basket of flowers 1880
- A reading lesson
- Girl With A Kitten
- Crossing a creek 1895