Boullongne, Louis Sr

Boullongne, Louis Sr., a French painter, was born in Picardy in 1609. He travelled in Italy, and thence to Paris, where he painted three historical subjects in the Church of Notre Dame: the Miracle of St. Paul at Ephesus, the Presentation in the Temple, and the Martyrdom of St. Paul. He died in June, 1674. He etched the Miracle of St. Paul at Ephesus and the Martyrdom of St. Paul, from his own designs. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.