Jean Louis Gabriel, Rector of Saint Merri
The portrait of Jean Louis Gabriel, Rector of Saint Merri, presents us with a direct encounter with the curé de Saint-Merri, or Saint-Merry. This figure, Jean Louis Gabriel, sits before us through the brush of Henri Lehmann. The artist captures the man in a moment of quiet dignity, fixing his gaze upon the viewer with a steady, contemplative presence. Every line of the subject's face and the heavy folds of…









