Georges René Villain was a French painter (1854-1930) known for his landscapes, often with a somber atmosphere, as well as genre paintings, still lifes, and portraits. He was a student of Harpignies, Tillier, and Benjamin Constant, and his work was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1877 to 1912. His paintings of Parisian monuments, such as Notre-Dame and the Tuileries Palace, are also notable.