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Léon Augustin Lhermitte was a French naturalist painter and etcher whose primary subject matter was rural scenes depicting peasants at work.

Leon Augustin Lhermitte soon gained a reputation for being as capable at painting and drawing with oils, pastels, and charcoal.

He made his debut at the Salon of where his charcoal drawings revealed that he had a profound sense for nature.

Leon Augustin Lhermitte was the son of a school teacher and settled in Paris in , enrolling in the École Impériale de Dessin.