He was born just outside
Paris, and studied under his father
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury and under
Paul Delaroche and
Léon Cogniet at the
École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts) in Paris. His first painting at the
Salon de Paris, in 1866, was a large historical canvas, titled ''Varsovie, Scène de l'Insurrection Polonaise'', recalling the events of 8 April 1861 in Warsaw, when Russian troops quenched riots by force. In the following year, his "Old Women in the Place Navone, Rome" was purchased by the
Musée du Luxembourg. Robert-Fleury taught as a
professor for many years at the
Académie Julian in Paris. Robert-Fleury became president of the
Société des artistes français in succession to
Bouguereau. He was honoured with Commander of the
Legion of Honour in 1907. In 1908, he was elected president of the
Taylor Foundation, a position he held until the end of his life. He acquired a great reputation and is renowned for his historical compositions, portraits and genre scenes; at his
atelier he taught several well-known painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries from various countries, including
Lovis Corinth,
Édouard Vuillard,
Louise-Cécile Descamps-Sabouret and Sir
George Clausen. ==Gallery==