Jules Janssen

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Portrait d'aspect inachevé d'une tête d'homme sur un fond bleu. — Portrait de l'astronome Jules Janssen. Etude, HENNER Jean-Jacques (Bernwiller, 1829 - Paris, 1905) 1879 (vers), Paris © Jean-Jacques Henner, Portrait of the astronomer Jules Janssen. Study, circa 1879 © RMN-Grand Palais / Franck Raux

This very modern-looking portrait depicts Jules Janssen (1824-1907), astronomer, physicist and friend of Henner. It is a study on blue paper, enhanced with oil paint, for a portrait executed in 1879.

Henner and Janssen were very close friends, as evidenced by the abundant correspondence preserved at the museum. They saw each other almost every week for lunches or dinners, in Paris or Meudon, until the end of their lives.

Henner and Janssen were very close friends, as evidenced by the abundant correspondence preserved in the museum

Artists

Jean-Jacques Henner

Materials and techniques

Oil and charcoal on paper

Origin and date

About 1879

Size

40 cm x 31.5 cm

Inventory number

JJHP 355

Keywords :

Portrait