- Ger me, Jean-Leon Ger me, Jean-Leon (1824-1904). French painter and sculptor. He was a pupil of Paul Delaroche and inherited his highly finished academic style. His best-known works are his oriental scenes, the fruit of several visits to Egypt; two typical examples are in the Wallace Collection, London. They won Ger me great popularity and he had considerable influence as an upholder of academic ...www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gerome