Fernand Cormon

Fernand Cormon, born Fernand Anne-Piestre Cormon, was a French painter born in Paris. He became a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Eugène Fromentin, and Jean-François Portaels, and one of the leading historical painters of modern France. Born: 24 December 1845 in Paris, France Died: 20 March 1924, ibid