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Hippolyte Lejosne, 1814-1884

Nationality: French
Date of Birth: 1814
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Date of Death: 1884
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Identity:

Commandant Hippolyte Lejosne married Valentin Therese Cazilis-Allut who was Manet's model in Music in the Tuileries. He was a cousin of Jean Frédéric Bazille.

Life:

He was an army officer, and a friend of Manet. JW knew him about 1863, or probably earlier.

Bibliography:

Grove Dictionary of Art Online, http://www.groveart.com (accessed 2004); http://www.mystudios.com/manet (accessed 2004.04).