Henri Baron

Henri Charles Antoine Baron (23 June 1816, in Besançon – 11 September 1885, in Geneva) was a French genre painter, engraver and illustrator.

Four years later, his painting of a scene from the ballet Les Noces de Gamache, by Louis Milon, was purchased by the state.

Five years later, the Empress Eugénie commissioned him to portray the festival at the Palais des Tuileries that was held during the Exposition Universelle.

He, Français, Gigoux and Célestin Nanteuil were co-creators of many compositions, notably for the lithography workshop and publishing firm of Bertauts.

[2] Shortly after being named a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor, he died in Geneva, where he had maintained a part-time home since his marriage.