Léon François Comerre was a French academic painter, famous for his portraits of beautiful women and Oriental themes.
Comerre was born in Trélon, in the Département du Nord, the son of a schoolteacher. He moved to Lille with his family in 1853. From an early age he showed an interest in art and became a student of Alphonse Colas at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille.
1850 -1916
297mm x 420mm
