Francis Tattegrain

Encouraged by Lepic and his older brother Georges Tattegrain [fr], who had become a sculptor, he entered the Académie Julian in 1877, where he studied under Jules Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger.

One of his favorite spots was Authie Bay and he became associated with group of painters known as the "École de Wissant" that gathered at the home of Henri and Marie Duhem.

He became a Knight in the Légion d'honneur in 1889[4] and received numerous public commissions, including works for the awards ceremonies at the Exposition Universelle (1900).

According to General Edmond Just Victor Boichut (1864-1941), in his memoirs, Tattegrain died "...la palette à la main..., au champ d’honneur, alors qu’il reconstituait, sous les obus, l’esquisse du beffroi d’Arras".

Marguerite Tattegrain (1913-2008) bequeathed 650 drawings, prints, paintings, photographs and part of her grandfather's correspondence to the museum.