Auguste Francois Biard

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"The Slave Trade" by Auguste Francois Biard, 1840
"The Slave Trade" by Auguste Francois Biard, 1840

Auguste Francois Biard (1800-1882) was a French genre painter.

Born at Lyon, he travelled around the world, sketching on the way. He was particularly successful in rendering burlesque groups.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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