Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836–1911) was a French figure painter.Many of his paintings are single figures of beautiful women.Among his best portraits were those of M. L. Reynaud and the Prince Imperial (1874). Among his many decorations were a first-class medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 and the medal of honor in 1886. He was a Commander of the Legion of Honor and a member of the Institut de France. (Wikipedia.org)