Édouard-Théophile Blanchard

Édouard - Théophile Blanchard ( born April 18, 1844 in Paris, † October 24, 1879 ) was a French painter.

His teacher François -Edouard Picot and Cabanel Alexandre exerted a great influence on the young Blanchard. As early as 1868 Blanchard won the Prix de Rome. The Prix de Rome was the most coveted award for art students and was considered a stepping stone to the highest academic honor. He also allowed the winners of a four -year stay at the French Academy in the Villa Medici in Rome.