Artist

Luc-Olivier Merson

1846–1920 · born in rue Gracieuse · died in rue Denfert-Rochereau

Luc-Olivier Merson was a French painter born in Paris in 1846. He won the Prix de Rome in 1869 with his picture of the runner of Marathon, then taught at the École des Beaux-Arts and also designed banknotes and stamps. He lived and worked in Paris until he died in 1920.