Joseph Blanc

He studied at the École des Beaux Arts with Émile Bin and Alexandre Cabanel.

In 1867, he was awarded the Prix de Rome for painting for his work The Murder of Laius by Œdipus and was named a Professor at the École in 1889.

In addition to his favorite subjects, he produced many portraits of politicians, including Georges Clemenceau, Léon Gambetta and Paul Bert.

His decorative paintings may also be seen at the Opéra-Comique and the Hôtel de Ville He created a design for postage stamps as well.

The original engraved wooden block used to create the stamps is at the Musée de La Poste in Paris.