Prudent-Louis Leray, (29 August 1820 – 25 May 1879) was a French painter and lithographer.

Life

Born in Couëron, Leray was the son of a famous doctor from Nantes who distinguished himself during the 1832 cholera pandemic. After studying as a scholarship student at the college in Nantes, Leray entered the city school of fine arts. ^{[1] [2][ failed verification] [3][ failed verification]}

A pupil of Paul Delaroche, ^[4] Leray exhibited for the first time at the Salon in 1848. Since then, his works have appeared with great success at all the annual Salons. ^{[1] [2][ failed verification]}

Gifted with a fine and delicate talent, Leray excelled at genre paintings, where coquetry and grace give a poetic character. Very meticulous in the details of his compositions, his canvases constitute a veritable museum of the costume of the Louis XV period, a period that he particularly liked. ^{[1] [5][ failed verification]}

Leray died as a result of a stroke he had suffered four days earlier, while painting in his workshop on Rue Véron [ fr]. ^[1] He was 58 of age. ^[6]

References

Further reading

• Catalogue de tableaux, études, dessins, aquarelles par P.-L. Leray..., tableaux, dessins... par divers artistes formant la collection de feu M. P.-L. Leray... vente 8-9 décembre 1879; [expert] Paul Detrimont (27 cm) (in French). Paris. 1879. p. 31.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link).

External links

• Commons category:Prudent-Louis Leray
• Prudent-Louis Leray on artnet.