ENGRAVING ALFRED GUILLOU PINX THE GREAT SISTER IMP CHAMPENOIS PARIS OFFERED BY THE GRANDS MAGASINS DECRE Alfred Guillou Alfred Guillou (born September 12, 1844 in Concarneau, where he died March 22, 19261) is a French painter. Théophile Deyrolle: Portrait of the painter Alfred Guillou (1901), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper. Alfred Guillou received his first drawing lessons from the lithographer Théodore Lemonnier, whom he met in Concarneau in 1860. On his advice he moved to Paris in 1862, where he attended the Swiss Academy for a while and continued his training with Alexandre Cabanel. It was there that he met Jules Bastien-Lepage, Fernand Cormon and Théophile Deyrolle. He began at the Salon of 1868 with his Young Breton Fisherman, then returned to his hometown. Of naturalist inspiration, his favorite subjects are borrowed from the daily life of the fishing port, often treated in large formats, such as Les Sardinières de Concarneau (1896, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper), or the Landing of the tuna in Concarneau (1902, Museum of Art and History of Saint-Brieuc) .CHAMPENOIS FERDINAND AMAND He was born on August 3, 1842 in Coucy-le-Château (Aisne); his father, guard general of the forests of the Crown, died in 1846. In 1871, he lived in Paris where he was attached to the prefecture of the Seine and married on June 21 with Valentine Alphonsine Bujeon with whom he had three daughters. In 1894, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor and died on March 25, 1915 in Paris. For the condition, let us note small oxidation spots and halos, pitting, slight wrinkling of handling, traces of folds in places, small lack, micro - tear .... Our numerous photos allow you to appreciate the quality of the product. engraving. For the state thank you for detailing the photos. The photos are an integral part of the description. Dimensions of the engraving: Height: 25.7 cm Length: 37.5 cm Total dimensions: Height: 43 cm Length: 56.9 cm I remain at your disposal for any questions.