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Jean-Adrien Guignet
French orientalist painter (1816–1854) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Adrien Guignet (1816 – 1854) was a French orientalist painter.[1]
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Guignet was born in Annecy and grew up in the city of Autun. He was a friend of Hippolyte Michaud. He was a rather popular orientalist painter in his time, and was especially commanded for his Egyptian scenes. He died in Paris.