Stock Photo - Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was a French painter and sculptor in what is now called the style of Academicism. This work, titled Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors, is housed in the museum at Versailles. This picture possess a curious interest because it shows in what a picturesque manner geome could execute a painting officially ordered. He received the commission in 1865, through the Imperial Household. He has rendered with much felicity all the pompous and highly colored aspect of the scene, very effective in the sumptuous setting of the Salle des Fetes at Fontainebleau. The ambassadors from King Rama IV are received by Napoleon II and Princess Eugenie on June 27, 1861. Siam is present-day Thailand.

Stock Photo: Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was a French painter and sculptor in what is now called the style of Academicism. This work.

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