Constantin Guys

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Constantin Guys, Ernest-Adolphe-Hyacinthe-Constantin, (Vlissingen Dec 3, 1802 - Paris 1892) was a Crimean War correspondent, water color painter and illustrator for British and French newspapers. Baudelaire called him the "painter of modern life," and wrote a long essay on Guys in which he extensively praised his works. His subjects were Second French Empire life.

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• Artcyclopedia article on Constantin Guys
• Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Incorporated, 1995. in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007. Document Number: K1681154772. Online. November 6, 2007