Julius LeBlanc Stewart
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Julius LeBlanc Stewart (September 6, 1855 - 1919), American artist, was born at Philadelphia.
His father, William Hood Stewart, was a distinguished collector of the fine arts, an early patron of Fortuny and the Barbizon artists, and lived in Paris during the latter part of his life. The son was a pupil of JL Gerôme, at the École des Beaux Arts, and of Raymondo de Madrazo.
Among his principal paintings are "The Hunt Ball," Essex Club, Newark, New Jersey; "Full Speed," in James Gordon Bennett's collection; "Five o'clock Tea," and "Court in Cairo."
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