Georges Lafenestre

His career was devoted to administering the fine arts, as a Conservator at the Louvre, and a member of the Institut de France, where he bequeathed a significant collection of photographs of Italian art to the Institut's museum.

Together, they had a son named Pierre, who apparently died as a child.

This, in turn, made the publisher Alphonse Lemerre aware of his work, and he was invited to participate in creating the now famous anthology, Le Parnasse contemporain.

In 1892, he was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he took Seat #4 in the "Unattached" section.

He held that position until his death, and was succeeded by the Vicomte de Castelnau.