Auguste Étienne François Mayer (
Brest
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, 1805 - Brest, 1890) was a French painter.
He was specialised in naval motives. He participated on several
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expeditions, thus reflected in his collection of artwork.
Mayer taught drawing at the
École Navale
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MAYER Auguste etienne françoisAUGUSTE MAYER TRAFALGAR PAINTING.
1805 births
1890 deaths
19th-century French painters
French male painters
French marine artists
19th-century French male artists
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