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J. L. Gerome (1824- 1904) was a French painter and sculptor, one of
the most eminent of the later nineteenth century artists. He was born
at Vesoul, Haute-Saone, France, the son of a gold-smith. M. Gerome began
study under Delaroche at the age of 15. In 1847 he competed
unsuccessfully for the Prix de Rome but the picture he submitted,
Greek
Cockfight, created a sensation. He spent years in travel, gathering much
material for his later work. He painted many picfures, most of which
are in France, although the Metropolitan Museum in New York contains
some of his best work. For a time during his later life, Gerome
almost abandoned painting for sculpture. A partial list of his
pictures is here given:
Phryne Befare the Tribunal,
Cleopatra and
Caesar,
Gladiators Befare Caesar,
Pollice Verso,
Duel After a Masked
Ball and
Promenade In the Harem. His best sculptures are
The Entry of
Bonaparte into Cairo (Luxem-bourg Museum),
Frederick the Greca,
Tamerlane,
Tanagra, and a tinted marble bust of
Sarah Bernhardt.
