Robed in white and mitred, seated by a table, holding a parchment in his hands. Painted in 1655. Companion to St. Isidoro.
LEANDRO AND BONAVENTURA, SS.,
Murillo, Seville Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. 9
in. × 5 ft. 11 in. St. Bonaventura on left,
leaning against a pedestal, with model of a
church in his hands; St. Leandro on right,
with pastoral staff in left hand, and parchment
in right; beside him a boy with a
mitre. Painted about 1676 for church of
Capuchin Convent, Seville. Companion to
SS. Justa and Rufina.—Curtis, 258.
LEBARBIER, JEAN JACQUES FRANÇOIS,
born at Rouen, Nov. 11, 1738, died in
Paris, May 7, 1826. French school; history
painter and illustrator; won first prize
of the Rouen Academy in 1756 and 1758;
went to Paris, where he studied under
Pierre, and after a journey to Rome was
received into the Academy in 1785. Made
illustrations for works of Ovid, Racine,
Rousseau, Delille, and others. Medal, 1st
class, 1808; Member of the Institute, 1816.
Works: Siege of Beauvais (1781), Town-*hall,
Beauvais; Crillon receiving Letter of
Henry IV. (1781); Henry IV. and Sully
(1783); Jupiter Asleep on Mount Ida (1785),
Courage of Spartan Women (1787), Louvre;
Henri Dubois entering first into the
Bastille (1789); Lycurgus presenting his
Nephew to the Spartans (1791); Heroism
of young Désilles at Nancy (1795), Town-*hall,
Nancy; Helen and Paris (1801);
Agrippina leaving Camp of Germanicus
(1808); St. Louis about to depart for the
First Crusade receiving the Oriflamme at
Saint-Denis (1812), Sacristy of Basilica, St.
Denis; Henry IV. and Marquis de Vernueil
(1814); Medias assassinating Mania,
Farewell of Abradatas and Panthea, Panthea
expiring on the Body of her Husband
(1817); Callisto surprised by Jupiter,
Schwerin Gallery.—Bellier, 936; Ch. Blanc,
École française, iii.; Larousse, x. 285.
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LEBEL, EDMOND, born at Amiens, in 1834. Landscape painter, pupil of Léon Cogniet. Medal, 2d class, 1872. Works: A Vow at San Germano (1872), Luxembourg Museum; Street at Cassino (1873); Butcher of Transtevere—Rome (1874), Ponte Rapido at Cassino (1875), Amiens Museum; Entrance to Abbey of Monte Cassino (1875); Cardinal blessing Family of Pilgrims (1877); Ecco Fiori! (1878); Street at Belmonte (1879).—Bellier, i. 939; Du Camp, B. Arts, 277.
LE BLANT, JULIEN, born in Paris;
contemporary. History painter, pupil of
E. Girard; of increasing merit and popularity.
Medals: 3d class, 1878; 2d class,
1880. Works: Assassination of Lepelletier
Saint Fargeau (1874); Playing the Game of
Tonneau (1877); Death of General d'Elbée
(1878); Henry de la Rochejacquelin (1879);
Skirmish of Fougères in 1793 (1880); Couriers
of the Blues (1882); Execution of General
Charette (1883); Diner de l'Équipage
(1884).
LE BOURGET. See Bourget.
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LE BRUN, CHARLES, born in Paris,
Feb. 24, 1619, died
there, Feb. 12, 1690.
French school; history
and portrait
painter, son of a
sculptor; pupil of
Perrier, Vouet, and
Poussin. Protected
by the Chancellor
Seguier. At the
age of fifteen he
attracted attention by several pictures
painted for Cardinal Richelieu, and in 1642
was taken to Rome by Nicholas Poussin,
with whom he lived six years, and from
whom he received invaluable advice. Recalled
to Paris in 1648, he was received into
the Academy, protected by Fouquet, presented
to Louis XIV. by Cardinal Mazarin,
and made court-painter. In 1662 the king
