Charles-Fernand de Condamy (1855-1913) was a French animal painter. [1] [2] [3]
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Jacques Charles Brunet was a French bibliographer.
Paul Berthon was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs. Berthon's work is in the style of Art Nouveau, much like his contemporary Alphonse Mucha. Berthon studied as a painter in Villefranche-sur-Saône before moving to Paris. He later enrolled at the Ecole Normale d'Enseignement de Dessin and received lessons in painting from Luc-Olivier Merson and lessons in decorative arts from Eugene Grasset.Grasset had a far greater influence on him, and he may be regarded as his pupil. His study of the decorative arts influenced his print making, influencing the strong lines and natural details that guided his art. The vast majority of Berthon's lithographed posters did not include advertisements and were meant to stand on their own.
Jacques de Lalaing (1858–1917) was an Anglo-Belgian painter and sculptor, specializing in animals.
Marie-Abraham Rosalbin de Buncey was a French 19th-century landscape, allegorical and figure painter.
Henri-Lucien Cheffer was a French painter, engraver and illustrator. Cheffer was chiefly known for his postage stamp designs, the first of which he designed in 1911. He also designed bank notes for French Algeria, Tunisia, the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies.
Jean-Louis Gampert (1884-1942) was a Swiss painter and illustrator.
Pierre-Paul Jouve was a French painter, sculptor. and illustrator. He was notable for his paintings and sculptures of Africa's animals. He was first recipient of the Prix Abd-el-Tif in 1907, and later of the Prix d'Indochine in 1921.
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Auguste Charpentier (1813–1880) was a French painter. He attained fame under the Second French Empire as a portraitist for numerous celebrities of the time such as George Sand, Mademoiselle Rachel, Narcisse Diaz de la Pena, Alexandre Dumas, and Marie Delaporte.
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