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Manuel De Franca AUCTION RECORDS
1808 Madeira, Portugal - 1865 St. Louis, Missouri. Known for: Portrait, history and religion painter, teaching.
Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808-1865) was the first-born son of a successful wine merchant from the Island of Madeira, Portugal. Sent to Lisbon for his education, he studied art in the school founded... Read full biography
Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808-1865) was the first-born son of a successful wine merchant from the Island of Madeira, Portugal. Sent to Lisbon for his education, he studied art in the school founded by Francisco Goya. In 1826, he joined in the revolt against the Don Miguel government. After... Read full biography
Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808-1865) was the first-born son of a successful wine merchant from the Island of Madeira, Portugal. Sent to Lisbon for his education, he studied art in the school founded by Francisco Goya. In 1826, he joined in the revolt against the Don Miguel government. After government forces suppressed the rebellion, de Franca was imprisoned and sentenced to death, along with many of his fellow liberals. Friends arranged their escape and smuggled them onto a ship to... Read full biography
Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808-1865) was the first-born son of a successful wine merchant from the Island of Madeira, Portugal. Sent to Lisbon for his education, he studied art in the school founded by Francisco Goya. In 1826, he joined in the revolt against the Don Miguel government. After government forces suppressed the rebellion, de Franca was imprisoned and sentenced to death, along with many of his fellow liberals. Friends arranged their escape and smuggled them onto a ship to Philadelphia. The 18-year-old artist spoke little English when he arrived in the United States, but an older artist, Joshua Shaw (c. 1777-1860), befriended him. Shaw was one of the originators of American landscape painting. De Franca also studied with Thomas... Read full biography
Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808-1865) was the first-born son of a successful wine merchant from the Island of Madeira, Portugal. Sent to Lisbon for his education, he studied art in the school founded by Francisco Goya. In 1826, he joined in the revolt against the Don Miguel government. After government forces suppressed the rebellion, de Franca was imprisoned and sentenced to death, along with many of his fellow liberals. Friends arranged their escape and smuggled them onto a ship to Philadelphia. The 18-year-old artist spoke little English when he arrived in the United States, but an older artist, Joshua Shaw (c. 1777-1860), befriended him. Shaw was one of the originators of American landscape painting. De Franca also studied with Thomas Sully (1783-1872) and Sully's son-in-law John Neagle (1796-1865). De Franca also taught. Among his students was John Sartain (1808-1... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeWaist-length portraits of Josiah H. Obear (1817-1860) and Maria Jane Bryan Obear (1827-1897) (2)
Manuel De Franca Auction: 12/08/2007 - 12/10/2007Lot: 167Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePORTRAIT OF A BROTHER AND SISTER HOLDING A SCHOOL BOOK, SHE WITH RIBBONED MERIT AWARD.
Manuel De Franca Auction: 05/25/2013Lot: 130Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of a young girl in a red dress holding a straw hat filled with flowers
Manuel De Franca Auction: 04/26/2017Lot: 127Subscribe or get free alerts
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