3 October

Born in 1848 – Henry Lerolle, French painter.

Above: The potato harvest, c. 1884

Also, born in 1886, French author and soldier, Henri-Alban Fournier, also known as Alain-Fournier.

How can a man who has once strayed into Heaven ever hope to make terms with the earth!

—from Fournier’s 1912 novel, Le Grand Meaulnes

Previously on October 3, Pierre Bonnard & Fulke Greville.