Excerpt from Catalogue of the Private Collections of Modern Paintings Belonging to Mr. Beriah Wall and Mr. John A. Brown, of Providence, R. I., To Be Sold by Auction, Without Reserve, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evenings, March 30th, 31st, and April 1st: The Paintings Will Be on Exhibition, Day and Evening, at the American Art Galleries, From March 18 Until Date of Sale Inclusive (Sundays Excepted)<br><br>Born in Orleans, 1818. Pupil of Paul Delaroche. Made his début in the Salon, Paris, 1841. Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Medal at Philadelphia, 1876. Examples of his work were purchased by the French Government for the museums at Orleans and Avignon and for the Luxembourg. Died, 1878.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.