Paul Louis Bouchard

He was a student of Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefebvre and Fernand Cormon.

At the beginning of his career, he produced historical scenes; primarily from the Middle Ages.

He later broadened his themes to include Orientalist scenes and Russian cityscapes.

His exhibitions at the Salon began in 1880, and he would continue to have showings there annually until 1930.

[2] His painting The Almahs was used on the back cover of the revue Grand écrivain in 1987 to illustrate an article about Arthur de Gobineau and his dreamlike view of the Middle East.