ACADEMY (Académies): Henri Regnault – France – 1868

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Automedon with the Horses of Achilles (created in 1868)

Henri Regnault was a French painter who specialized in grand academic male figurative portraits. Especially those featuring an equestrian theme or references to Greco-Roman antiquity. 

Regnault was born in the city of Paris, and was the son of famous physicist and chemist Henri Victor Regnault. This wonderful piece can be seen Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Click here for more information: Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston’s Art Museum (mfa.org)