Jehan Georges Vibert: A Satirical Eye on Parisian Society Jehan Georges Vibert (1840 – 1902) stands as a singular figure in the landscape of late nineteenth-century French painting, distinguished not by grand historical narratives or monumental mythological scenes—though he dabbled in those pursuits early on—but by an unwavering commitment to genre painting and a masterful deployment of irony. Unlike many of his contemporaries who sou…