DETAILLE, JEAN BAPTISTE EDOUARD (1848 1912), French painter of military subjects, was born in Paris on Oct. 5, 1848, and died there on Dec. 23, 1912. Af ter working as a pupil of Meissonier's, he first exhibited, in the Salon of 1867, a picture representing "A Corner of Meissonier's Studio." He gained his reputation by depicting the scenes of a soldier's life with every detail truthfully rendered. He exhibited "A Halt" (1868) ; "Soldiers at rest, during the Manoeuvres at the Camp of Saint Maur" (1869) ; "Engagement between Cossacks and the Imperial Guard, 1814" (187o). The war of 18 7o-71 furnished him with a series of subjects which gained him repeated successes. Perhaps the most famous is the "Salut aux blesses" (1877). In 1884 he exhibited at the Salon the "Evening at Rezonville," a panoramic study, and "The Dream" (1888) , now in the Luxem bourg. He became a member of the Institute in 1898.
See Frederic Masson, Edouard Detaille and his work (Paris and London, i891) ; Marius Vachon, Detaille (Paris, 1898).