Bazile Perrault (1832-1908)

Léon Bazille Perrault

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Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault (20 June 1832, Poitiers - 1908, Royan) was a French painter.
A student of William Bouguereau and François-Edouard Picot, he exhibited at the Salon from 1863 onwards, producing several works, in the academic tradition. He was famous for his le petit naufragé (The little shipwrecked boy, 1874) and his paintings of children.

Biography

Infance

Léon Bazille Perrault was born on June 16, 1832 in Poiters to a modest family.

External links

• Sleeping Putto, 1882 - Rehs Galleries' biography on Leon Perrault and an image of his painting Sleeping Putto.
• Léon Bazile Perrault at the Art Renewal Center