Jules Alexandre Grun

French painter and illustrator Jules Alexandre Grun was student of Guillemet. Outstanding among the Salon des Artistes Francais, he was a member of the Salon committee and served on a museum jury that maintained works of art. Among his other distinctions, he was a horseman in the Legion of Honor and a 'Merit Farmer'.

Of his works, " Un Vendredi aux Artistes Francais" (A Friday of French Artists) and " Portrait du Cardinal Baudrillard" (Portrait of Cardinal Baudrillard) and the decorative signposts for the Paris Tavern are his best known and most often cited.

Contemporary travelers and lovers of art can see Grun's original paintings in number of locations in France. The Lisieux Museum in Lisieux, France is the home of his " The Ancient Church of the Poet." Admirers of Grun can also see his original " The Cockatoo" in Paris and " Flowers" in Pontoise.