Henry Lerolle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Lerolle

French painter

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1848

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1929

Profession: painter, art collector

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Henry Lerolle (3 October 1848 – 22 April 1929) was a French painter, art collector and patron, born in Paris.
He studied at Académie Suisse and in the studio of Louis Lamothe. His work was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1868, 1885, and 1895.
In 1889 Lerolle painted the murals The Crowning of Science and The Teaching of Science in the Hôtel de Ville, Paris.
He painted Flight into Egypt in the Sorbonne, and also did works in Schola Cantorum (the establishment of which he was involved), and the church of St.
Martin des Champs, both in Paris.
Lerolle was made a Chevalier, Légion d'honneur in 1889.Lerolle's paintings are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Musée d'Orsay and the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.



Alternative names	Auguste Renoir
Description	French painter, sculptor and illustrator
Date of birth/death	25 February 1841	3 December 1919
Location of birth/death	Limoges	Cagnes-sur-Mer
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q39931 VIAF: 29643005 ISNI: 0000 0001 2126 066X ULAN: 500115467 LCCN: n79055478 NLA: 35448169 WorldCat