Gabriel Ferrier

Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier (29 September 1847 in Nîmes – 6 June 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter and orientalist.

He began his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he worked with Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils.

Upon returning to France, he specialized in painting portraits of notable figures connected with the Third Republic.

He later was named a Professor of Design at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, then became a lecturer at the École des Beaux-arts, succeeding Jean-Léon Gérôme.

[2] Among his best-known students are Paul-Émile Bécat, Roger Bissière, André Fau, Luis Ricardo Falero, and Albert Lynch.