Henri Laissement was was a French portrait and genre painter.
In 1872, at the age of 18 he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts studying under Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) who greatly influenced his drawing technique.
He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1879 and continued to exhibit there regularly until 1912.
He received a number of accolades over the years including honourable mention awards in 1882 and 1889, a third class medal in 1898, a bronze medal in 1900, and a second class medal in 1905.
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