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Henry d'Estienne (1872 in Conques-sur-Orbiel - 1949 in Paris) was a French painter, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
D'Estienne studied in Carcassonne and Montpellier before moving to Paris, where he first attended the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs and then the École des Beaux-Arts.
He made his debut at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1896. Three years later, he exhibited a portrait of his grandmother which was purchased by the State on behalf of the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Carcassonne. Read the full biography

Henry d'Estienne (1872 in Conques-sur-Orbiel - 1949 in Paris) was a French painter, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
D'Estienne studied in Carcassonne and Montpellier before moving to Paris, where he first attended the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs and then the École des Beaux-Arts.
He made his debut at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1896. Three years later, he exhibited a portrait of his grandmother which was purchased by the State on behalf of the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Carcassonne. The painting, now in the Musée d'Orsay, also earned him a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.

Henry d'Estienne is probably best known today as a painter of orientalist subjects.
He traveled to Turkey and Egypt, and between 1927 and 1929 his works were exhibited in Cairo and Alexandria. He received several portrait commissions from Egyptian dignitaries, of which King Fouad I owned several works. He also participated in the Expositions Artistiques de l'Afrique Française and contributed to the Salons of the Société Coloniale des Artistes Français. His reputation as an orientalist painter led him to serve on the fine arts commission and jury for the great Exposition Coloniale Internationale held in Paris in 1931. In addition to his extensive travels in the Near East and North Africa, d'Estienne also spent much time in Brittany during his career. He was particularly attracted to the depiction of Breton customs, rites, festivals and customs, which led to paintings such as "A Banquet in Brittany", exhibited at the 1904 Salon and purchased by the Musée du Luxembourg.
After World War I, d'Estienne appears to have devoted himself primarily to portraiture, exhibiting several paintings of his wife and daughter, among other portraits. His works were exhibited in several Parisian galleries, notably at the Galerie Georges Petit and the Galerie Bernheim, and he was also a member of the Cercle de l'Union Artistique. In 1937 d'Estienne won a gold medal at the Exposition Internationale in Paris.