Herminie Déhérain (born Herminie Lerminier; 1798–1839) was a French painter. Born in

Abbeville Abbeville (; ; ) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu. Geography Location A ...

, Déhérain was a pupil of Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot prior to her marriage to magistrate Alexandre Déhérain. The couple had a son, Pierre, who became a botanist, and a daughter who became a portraitist. Herminie Déhérain exhibited at the

Paris Salon The Salon (), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world. At the ...

beginning in 1827 and continuing until the year of her death; in 1831 she won a second-class medal, and in 1833 receiving plaudits from critics for a portrait of Antonin Moine, today owned by the musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon. She won notice for her religious paintings, too, including a depiction of ''Christ in the Garden of Olives'' that today hangs in the Collegiate Church of St. Wolfram at Abbeville, and not long before her death she produced a volume, ''Pious Images'', containing lithographs after her drawings by Pierre Joseph Challemal. Déhérain died in Paris; an obituary notes a collection of unpublished writings, including manuscripts on the role of women in the arts and the beginning of a novel, which was left behind. These items are currently unlocated. Besides the portrait of Moine, several other works by Déhérain are held in the collection of the musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon; these include portraits of

Charles IV of France Charles IV (18/19 June 1294 – 1 February 1328), called the Fair (''le Bel'') in France and the Bald (''el Calvo'') in Navarre, was the last king of the direct line of the House of Capet, List of French monarchs, King of France and List of Nav ...

Philip the Bold Philip II the Bold (; ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and ''jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. Philip was th ...

, and Marie de Bourbon. In addition, a portrait of Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara is held by the

Musée de l'Armée The Musée de l'Armée (; "Army Museum") is a national military museum of France located at Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is served by Paris Métro stations Invalides (Paris Métro and RER), Invalides, Varenne (Paris Métro ...

in Paris. A depiction of

Genevieve of Brabant Genevieve (also Genoveva or Genoveffa) of Brabant is a heroine of medieval legend. The story is told in the " Golden Legend" and concerns a virtuous wife falsely accused of infidelity. Legend Her story is a typical example of the widespread t ...

is in the

Musée Rolin The Musée Rolin is an art museum in Autun, Burgundy, France. Created in 1878 on the initiative of the , it is located on the site of the former home of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin. Its collections range from Gallo-Roman archaeology to 20th centur ...

Autun Autun () is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the e ...

, and a painting of ''Faith, Hope, and Charity'' is held by the museum in the Château de Vitré.

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1798 births 1839 deaths 19th-century French painters People from Abbeville 19th-century French women painters {{France-painter-18thC-stub