JULES HÉREAU (1839-1879) Landscape Original canvas Monogrammed lower left: JH Height 27 cm - Width 41 cm Provenance : Sale St Germain en Laye, January 1998 Jules Héreau studied architecture with Hippolyte Le Bas at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, before taking up painting in 1855. One of his claims to fame is to have ensured the preservation of the Paris Museums under the Commune government, of which he was a member. He frequented a group of painters led by Charles Jacques, who met at the Auberge du Père Gaune. In 1857, Eugène Scribe commissioned him to paint six wall panels depicting his life, which were exhibited in his mansion on rue Pigalle (now on display at Château de Compiègne). Between 1872 and 1875, he travelled to England and the Netherlands to paint original urban views; a sale was organized by the Durand-Ruel gallery in April 1876. He died in a railroad accident. He exhibited at the Paris Salon, winning medals in 1865 and 1868. Several of his works are in public collections, including the Musée de Picardie in Amiens, the Musée départemental de l'Ecole de Barbizo, the Musée Thomas-Henry in Cherbourg and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon.