1850-1928 Alcide Thèophile Robaudi was born in 1850 in Nice and died in Paris in 1928. He is considered a historical genre, illustrator, landscape and portrait painter from the French school. Robaudi received his initial formal art education with sculptor Gustav Bonardel (1837-1896) and landscape painter Fèlix Malard at the l’Ecole de dessen de Nice. In 1865, Robaudi traveled to Paris after being accepted into the l’Ecole de Beaux-Arts Academe under one of France’s leading academic painters, Jean Léon Gérome (1824-1904). Gèrome was the single greatest influence in this young artist career. Being accepted into Gèrome’s atelier was most difficult because it was only open to France’s most gifted students, Robaudi being one of the few. Robaudi debuted at the Paris Salon of 1874 with works depicting historical genre which showed the direct influence of Gèrome. In the Salon of 1884, Robaudi received honorable mention for his more figurative works. As an illustrator, the largest publishing houses sought Robaudi. As a seasoned illustrator, he worked for the publishing House of Conquet, Hachette Calmann-Lèvy where he illustrated for Dumas, George Sands (Francois le Champi), Balzac (La Femme de trente ans), Munger (Scènes de la vie de bohème), Verlaine (Fêtes galantes). In 1897, Robaudi illustrated Bibliothéque Esmérian au Palais Galiéra a unique collection of waters colors depicting beautiful women which in 1974 was purchased by the Sarah Bernhardt, de Lorenzacco de Musset.