Jean-Baptiste Liénard (dit « Liénard de Reims») – A Landscape Painter Embracing Classical Ideals Jean-Baptiste Liénard, affectionately known as “Liénard de Reims,” was a French painter born in Reims in 1782 and passing away in Châlons-en-Champagne in 1857. Despite the paucity of biographical details—a common predicament for artists of his era—his artistic output speaks volumes about his pivotal role within the École française de peint…