Lerolle, Henry

Lerolle, Henry (Henri)Lerolle, (Henri) Henry(Henri) Henry Lerolle (B * PARIS, 1848 – D † PARIS, 1929) French academic painter, primarily of decorative screens and murals, including Paris' Hôtel de Ville. He also taught painting at Paris' Académie Julian. Also an amateur violinist and composer, and Ernest Chausson's (1855–1899) close friend and brother-in-law, he was also the friend of composers Duparc (1848–1933), Bordes (1863–1909), d'Indy (1851–1931), and Raymond Bonheur. He painted…