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Paul Henner

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Portrait en buste d'un jeune garçon lisant. Il porte à sa poitrine une médaille avec un ruban rouge.
Portrait de Paul Henner, HENNER Jean-Jacques (Bernwiller, 1829 - Paris, 1905) 1865 (vers), Paris © Jean-Jacques Henner, Portrait of Paul Henner, circa 1865 © RMN-Grand Palais / Franck Raux

Paul (1860-1867) was Séraphin and Madeleine's third child. Born in 1860, he sadly died 7 years later... This gentle portrait shows him reading, sporting a medal on his chest, probably received at school.

Artists

Jean-Jacques Henner

Materials and techniques

Oil on canvas

Origin and date

Before 1867

Size

36.5 cm x 29 cm

Inventory number

JJHP1972-7

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