Baudry, PAUL, a French painter, was born 7th November 1828, at La Roche-sur-Yon, and studied in Paris and Rome. Among his best known works are 'Punishment of a Vestal Virgin' (1857) and the 'Assassination of Marat' (1867). He was for ten years employed in decorating the foyer of the Grand Opéra in Paris. Elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1870, he died 17th January 1886. See Magazine of Art for September 1886.
Baudry, PAUL
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