Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Modern Paintings Etc., Formed by the Late Mr. George Whitney of Philadelphia: And to Be Sold, by the Order of His Executors, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, December 16th, 17th and 18th<br><br>Pupil of Picot. Prize of Rome, 1850. Medals, 1855 (e. 1857 - 67 (e. Legion of Honor, 1859. Member of the Institute of France, 1876. Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1876. Medal of Honor (e. 1878. Knight of the Order of Leopold, 1881. Medal Oof Honor, Paris, 1885. Medal of Honor, Antwerp, 1885.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.