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Bernard-Édouard Swebach
Bernard-Édouard Swebach (21 August 1800, Paris - 2 March 1870, Versailles) was a French painter and lithographer. He was known for his Genre art, genre and historical scenes; usually featuring horses. Biography His father, Jacques François Joseph Swebach-Desfontaines, was a painter and porcelain designer. From 1814, he trained at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, École des Beaux-Arts while assisting in his father's workshop. Following the abdication of Napoleon, he went with his father to St.Petersburg, where Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Alexander I had invited him to direct the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Factory.Brief biography @ the Galerie La nouvelle Athènes In 1820, after their return to Paris, they established a joint workshop and produced what they called "four-handed paintings". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Edouard Swebach - Imperial French Soldiers
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French language, French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
