epigone

noun2

1. •
   A follower or disciple.

   • India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs. — 2013
2. •
   An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

   • While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice. — 1991