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French painter

Jehan Georges Vibert or Jean Georges Vibert (30 September – 28 July ) was a French academic painter.^[1]

Biography

He was born in Paris, the son of engraver and publisher Théodore Vibert, and grandson of the influential rose-breeder Jean-Pierre Vibert.

He began his artistic training at a young age under the instruction of his maternal grandfather, engraver Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet. Vibert was more interested in painting than engraving and entered the studio of Félix-Joseph Barrias and eventually the École des Beaux-Arts when he was sixteen. He remained at the École for six years under the instruction of history painterFrançois-Edouard Picot.

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Vibert debuted at the Salon of with La Sieste (The Siesta) and Repentir (Repentance).

During the Franco-Prussian War, Vibert became a sharpshooter and was wounded at the battle of Malmaison in October ^[2] In recognition of his sacrifice, he was awarded a Knight in France Jean Georges Vibert Biography (1840-1902) - Life of a French ...

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