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Ad Code: 4
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A Still Life of Roses, Tulips, Peonies, Carnations, Hollyhocks, Morning Glories, Dahlias and Raspberries in an Urn on a Carved Wooden Table
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French 1808-1860
Simon Saint-Jean was born in Lyon in 1808. A Lyonnais at heart, he ultimately embraced the Lyon tradition of flower painting and textile design and became the most successful of all Lyonnais flower painters. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lyon with Augustin Thierriat and Francois Lepage, both highly-regarded flower painters, and began exhibiting at the Lyon Salon in 1827.
At this time he was employed by the Didier-Petit textile company, for (showing 500 of 1454 characters). |
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