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Quick Facts
Biography
Lucien-Pierre Sergent (8 June 1849 – 1904) was a French academic painter. He was known for his military art.
Early life
Sergent was born in 1849 at Massy in the Seine-et-Oise department.
He was known as a student of Vauchelet Pils and Jean-Paul Laurens.
Career
His 1874 painting, Le dernier effort à la porte Ballan, fin de la bataille de Sedan 1re septembre 1870 was purchased by the French government. It was installed at Prytanée National Militaire in the city of La Flèche.
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His 1888 painting The Battles of Vicksburg, was a 360° panorama of the land and naval battles of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War. The work was completed and first exhibited in Paris; and it was subsequently shown in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco before it was installed in Tokyo.