Émile Lessore

[3] Lessore first studied under Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, which led to his first exhibit in the Paris Salon at age 26.

In 1835 he published, with William Wyld, Voyage pittoresque dans la Régence d’Alger (Paris, Charles Motte, 1835).

In 1851, Lessore began his ceramics work in Sèvres, a southwestern suburb of Paris, France known for its porcelain manufacture.

Lessore tapped into his artistic painting experience to produce a pair of large, decorated vases.

[2] At age 68, Lessore moved back to Paris to continue his work with ceramics in Fontainebleau but maintained contact with Wedgwood.

Vase, one of a pair produced by the Wedgwood Factory and painted by Lessore with Henry Brownsword . At 59 1/2x30x29 inches, it is one of the largest pieces ever produced by Wedgwood. This vase resides at the Birmingham Museum of Art , while its mate is located at the Wedgwood Museum in England.
Jewish Feast in Algeria , from his 1835 book
Lithograph , with Auguste Bouquet , 1837