Paul Seignac long held a leading position as a painter of genre, especially children, in the schools of his native country.  Born in Bordeaux, he went to Paris for this artistic education.  There he studied under Theodore Duverger and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Francois Picot.

Seignac made his debut at the Paris Salon of 1849, where, in 1889, he received an Honorable Mention.  In London his works were shown by the Belgian dealer Ernest Gambar (showing 500 of 2901 characters).