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1799 Lyon, France - 1882. Known for: Portrait painting, drawing-caricature, printmaker, design.
Auguste Francois Biard (June 30, 1799 - June 20, 1882) was a French genre painter. Born at Lyon, he traveled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering... Read full biography
Auguste Francois Biard (June 30, 1799 - June 20, 1882) was a French genre painter. Born at Lyon, he traveled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering "burlesque groups". Biard was a known abolitionist against the Atlantic slave trade. Painter, draftsman,... Read full biography
Auguste Francois Biard (June 30, 1799 - June 20, 1882) was a French genre painter. Born at Lyon, he traveled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering "burlesque groups". Biard was a known abolitionist against the Atlantic slave trade. Painter, draftsman, printmaker, caricaturist and designer, Francois Auguste Biard began his studies in 1820 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, under Pierre-Henri Révoil (1776-1842). In 1824, he moved to Paris. In 1827,... Read full biography
Auguste Francois Biard (June 30, 1799 - June 20, 1882) was a French genre painter. Born at Lyon, he traveled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering "burlesque groups". Biard was a known abolitionist against the Atlantic slave trade. Painter, draftsman, printmaker, caricaturist and designer, Francois Auguste Biard began his studies in 1820 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, under Pierre-Henri Révoil (1776-1842). In 1824, he moved to Paris. In 1827, as an art teacher in the Navy, he went to Spain and then to Syria, Greece and Egypt. He also worked for publications on geographical and maritime subjects. Back in France, he became the official portrait artist of the court. In the 1830s he toured... Read full biography
Auguste Francois Biard (June 30, 1799 - June 20, 1882) was a French genre painter. Born at Lyon, he traveled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering "burlesque groups". Biard was a known abolitionist against the Atlantic slave trade. Painter, draftsman, printmaker, caricaturist and designer, Francois Auguste Biard began his studies in 1820 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, under Pierre-Henri Révoil (1776-1842). In 1824, he moved to Paris. In 1827, as an art teacher in the Navy, he went to Spain and then to Syria, Greece and Egypt. He also worked for publications on geographical and maritime subjects. Back in France, he became the official portrait artist of the court. In the 1830s he toured and painted in England, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland. He arrived in Bra... Read full biography
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