Georges Cain

His grandfather, Pierre-Jules Mêne and his father, Auguste Cain were both animal sculptors.

He studied with Alexandre Cabanel and Jean-Georges Vibert, but was most heavily influenced by Édouard Detaille.

In 1878, he made his debut at the Salon with Fumeur de l'époque Louis XV (Smoker from the Time of Louis XV) and continued to exhibit there on a regular basis until 1900.

He illustrated the Barber of Seville by Beaumarchais and several works by Honoré de Balzac, including La Cousine Bette and La Bourse.

A square in Le Marais, near the Musée Carnavalet, has been named in his honor.