Jean Auguste Édouard Liénard (1779 in Paris – 10 February 1848 in Lille) was a French painter. He signed his works ''E.Liénard'' or ''J.Liénard''. A student of Regnault, Isabey and

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, and worked for a long time as a painter of miniatures and portraits in

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, where he succeeded

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in 1823 as professor at the école des arts. He also worked for the

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from 1828 to 1833. His own students included Victor Mottez.

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Works by Liénard
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