HERRERA, Francisco de, the Younger
Spanish painter/architect (b. 1622, Sevilla, d.
1685, Madrid). Related Paintings of HERRERA, Francisco de, the Younger :. | Christ at the Column gfd | European city landscape, street landsacpe, construction, frontstore, building and architecture. 152 | Yosemite Falls | Caughnawaga Indians at Camp | Duchess de Fitz-James | Related Artists: William blair bruceCanadian Painter, 1859-1906 Francois-Auguste Biard(June 30, 1799 - June 20, 1882) was a French genre painter.
Born at Lyon, he traveled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering burlesque groups.
His painting, Scenes on the Coast of Africa, depicted on the right, was the inspiration behind Isaac Julien's short film The Attendant (1993). Biard was a known abolitionist against the Atlantic slave trade.
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