GEROME, JEAN LEON

(1824-1904), 2 French painter; b. at Vesoul. In 1841, he became a pupil of Paul Delaroche and a student at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. During 1844-45 he visited “Italy with Delaroche, and in 1847 his Cock-fighting was exhibited. | In 1855 Le Siecle d’ Auguste ea la nai ance de the decline of paganism and the birth ' of Christianity, placed him among the leading French painters. The state purchased it, and bestowed upon G. the Cro of the Legion of Honor. The Duel of 1857 increased his reputation, “and the Gladiators, 1859, was looked upon as his masterpiece.. Travels in Turkey and Egypt led to the production of Eastern pictures, which many consider his best work. Among these are Turkish Prisoner; Prayer; and Slave Market. We excelled also in historical subjects, Louis XIV. and Moltere and The Death of Marshal Ney are famous examples in this cla . G. was a fine colorist and painter of the human figure; some of his pictures are marked by minutene of finish. maritime province, N.E. Spain, forming part of Catalonia; generally mountainous; rich in minerals and timber; numerous mineral springs; extensive fisheries; textile industries. Area, 2264 sq. miles. Pop. 1920, 332,074. (2) (42° N., 2° 50’ H.), capital, prov. Gerona, Spain; remains of ancient walls and ruined cathedral; paper and textile manufacfare) besieged by Fr. 1809. Pop.