Henri Lehmann was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.
10 Facts About Henri Lehmann
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In Rome Henri Lehmann befriended Franz Liszt and his lover, the author Marie d'Agoult, corresponding with them for many years and painting portraits of them.
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Henri Lehmann was awarded many commissions for large-scale public works, such as at the Hotel 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.
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In 1846 Henri Lehmann received the Legion d'honneur and in 1847 became a French citizen, opening his studio in that same year.
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Henri Lehmann founded the Lehmann Prize to recognise academic excellence in art.
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Henri Lehmann's brother Rudolf Lehmann was a well-known portrait artist.
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Henri Lehmann was a painter of portraits, religious, genre, historical, allegorical and literary works.
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Henri Lehmann drew inspiration from classical mythology, Shakespeare, Goethe, and contemporary writers.
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Henri Lehmann painted numerous portraits of celebrated contemporaries, including Edmond About, Marie d'Agoult, Princess Christina Belgiojoso, Chopin, Victor Cousin, Charles Gounod, Ingres, Liszt, and Stendhal.
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Henri Lehmann painted a portrait of himself for the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.