Jules Jacques Veyrassat was a French painter and engraver of the Barbizon School . Jules Jacques Veyrassat studied in Paris in the studio of Henri Lehmann , and exhibited his first works at the Salon in 1848 . Veyrassat has largely distinguished in France by his painting, and he drew attention when he began working as a writer in the years 1860 . Between 1866 and 1869, his etched work won him several medals. The British scholar Philip Gilbert Hamerton asked him to work for several of his books on the art of engraving: Chapters on Animals (1874) with Karl Bodmer , Etching and Etchers (1880), and a third edition involving other artists . He received a medal for his painting in 1872. Veyrassat was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1878. He is one of the painters and engravers most recognized for his work on nature. It is associated with the Barbizon School . His work is close to that of Charles Jacque or Jean-François Millet whom he knew well. In a registry realistic , it bases its work on the observation of rural life in the deep France at the time. Topics cover topics of livestock and horses working in the agricultural life. He never left his country, but his fame has traveled all over Europe. Jules Jacques Veyrassat is buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise.