The Salon and the Brush In the studios of 19th-century France, Herminie Déhérain moves from the tutelage of Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot toward the competitive gaze of the Paris Salon. The year 1827 marks her arrival on this stage, a debut that begins a continuous presence in the exhibition halls until her death. Her hand finds its strength in the precision of portraiture and the gravity of religious subjects. By 1831, the establishment…