Charles Fortin
Charles Fortin (Paris in 1815 – Paris in 1865) was a French genre and landscape painter.
Biography
[edit]Fortin, born in Paris in 1815, was the son of Augustin Félix Fortin. He studied under Beaume and Roqueplan, and first exhibited in 1835. He died in Paris in 1865.[1]
Works
[edit]Amongst his works are:[1]
- The Rag-seller.
- The Return to the Cottage.
- The Chimney Corner.
- The Butcher's Shop.
- The Village Barber.
- Chouans. 1853. (Lille Museum.)
- The Blessing. (Luxembourg Gallery.)
- The Music Lesson.
- The Smoker. 1855.
- During Vespers, Morbihan. (Paris Exhibition, 1855.)
- Rustic Interior. 1859.
- The Country Tailor. 1861.
- Between two Halts. 1864.
References
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Fortin, Charles". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 512.
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