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Henri Lehmann
Henri Lehmann

Henri Lehmann

French, 1814-1882
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Henri Lehmann was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.

Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, in the Duchy of Holstein, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann (1782–1859) and from other painters in Hamburg. In 1831, at the age of 17, he travelled to Paris to study art under Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, becoming one of his most accomplished pupils and a close associate for many years. His first exhibition was at the Salon in 1835 where he won a second-class medal. Thereafter he exhibited regularly at the Salon, winning first-class medals in 1840, 1848 and 1855.

Lehmann lived in Rome from 1838–41, where he continued his artistic education with Ingres (who was by then Director of the Académie de France there), and collaborated with him on some works—including Ingres' painting Luigi Cherubini and the Muse of Lyric Poetry. In Rome Lehmann befriended Franz Liszt and his lover, the author Marie d'Agoult, corresponding with them for many years and painting portraits of them.

Lehmann settled permanently in Paris in 1842. He was awarded many commissions for large-scale public works, such as at the Hôtel de Ville, the Church of Ste-Clothilde, the Palais du Luxembourg, the Palais de Justice, and the Chapel of the Jeunes Aveugles in the Church of Saint-Merri on Rue Saint-Martin.

He went on to paint portraits of many well-known and distinguished people of the day including Charles Gounod, Victor Cousin, Liszt, Chopin, Stendhal, the Princess Christina Belgiojoso and many others.

In 1846 Lehmann received the Légion d'honneur and in 1847 became a French citizen, opening his studio in that same year. In 1861 he became a teacher at the famous École des Beaux-Arts and was appointed Professor in 1875. He founded the Lehmann Prize to recognise academic excellence in art. In 1864 he was elected a member of the Institut de France.

He died in Paris in 1882. His brother Rudolf Lehmann was also a well-known portrait artist.

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Amour irrité

Amour irrité (1857)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Amour boudeur

Amour boudeur (1857)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Kneeling Draped Male Figure, Facing Left

Kneeling Draped Male Figure, Facing Left (1859)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Portrait of his Mother

Portrait of his Mother (1851)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Costume Study

Costume Study (before 1852)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Nude Study of an Old Man

Nude Study of an Old Man (before 1852)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Back View of a Draped Male Figure Holding a Staff

Back View of a Draped Male Figure Holding a Staff (1859)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Back View of a Male Figure Wearing a Cloak

Back View of a Male Figure Wearing a Cloak (1859)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Back View of a Male Nude

Back View of a Male Nude (19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Composition Study with Figures Distributing Bread

Composition Study with Figures Distributing Bread (19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Composition Study with Three Figures Standing on a Rock

Composition Study with Three Figures Standing on a Rock (19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross

Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross (1847)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Kneeling Nude Male Figure, Facing Left

Kneeling Nude Male Figure, Facing Left (1859)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Portrait of Anton Heinrich Springer (1825-1895)

Portrait of Anton Heinrich Springer (1825-1895) (mid-19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Standing Draped Female Figure

Standing Draped Female Figure (19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Standing Nude Female Figure

Standing Nude Female Figure (19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Studies of a Draped Female Figure, Kneeling, Seen from the Back, for the East Transept of the Chruch of Sainte-Clothilde, Paris

Studies of a Draped Female Figure, Kneeling, Seen from the Back, for the East Transept of the Chruch of Sainte-Clothilde, Paris (1858)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Study for the figure of Sarah in the now-lost painting,Tobias Brings His Bride Sarah to the House of His Father, Tobit,

Study for the figure of Sarah in the now-lost painting,Tobias Brings His Bride Sarah to the House of His Father, Tobit, (1863)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Study of Drapery

Study of Drapery (19th century)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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Portrait of a Child

Portrait of a Child (1800s)

Henri Lehmann (French, 1814-1882)
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