Jules Joseph Lefebvre: A collection of 57 paintings (HD) Description: ules Joseph Lefebvre (French: ʒyl ʒɔzɛf ləfɛːvʁ) (14 March 1836 24 February 1911) was a French figure painter, educator and theorist. Lefebvre was born in TournanenBrie, SeineetMarne, on 14 March 1836. He entered the École nationale supérieure des BeauxArts in 1852 and was a pupil of Léon Cogniet.