Henri Regnault Paris 1843 - Buzenval 1871.
French Academic Painter, 1843-1871. Studied under Alexandre Cabanel. Specializes in Orientalism. Painter, son of Victor Regnault. He showed exceptional abilities as a draughtsman from an early age. After a traditional classical education he was sent in 1860 to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he studied with Louis Lamothe (1822-69) and Alexandre Cabanel. In 1866 he won the Prix de Rome competition with Thetis Giving the Weapons of Vulcan to Achilles (Paris, Ecole N. Sup. B.-A.). In Italy he began several other ambitious history paintings, including Automedon Taming the Horses of Achilles Mme. Mazois ( The Artist s Great-Aunt on Her Deathbed ) 1866.
2\\\' 1 3/4\\\" x 2\\\' 1\\\" ( 65.7 x 63 cm ).
Gift of Victor Regnault, 1875.
