Constant Mayer, figure and genre painter, was born October 4, 1832 in Besancon, France. He studied with Leon Cogniet at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, in Paris. He moved to New York City from Paris in 1857. He became a US citizen, and his works were popular in both Paris and the US.
In 1866, Mayer was elected an Associate member of the National Academy of Design, New York City; and in 1869, a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, in France. Other memberships include the American Art Union.
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