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In Feance. 593 colour his principal charm, but he painted only a few figure pieces. His landscapes, full of the brightest autumnal tints, and lighted by golden sunshine, are his best works. His Forest of Fontainebleau sold in 1873 for £1028. Charles Gabriel Gleyre (1807 — 1874) was born in Swit- zerland. After studying in Paris, he went, in 1828, to Italy, and copied the works of the old masters. In 1840 he exhibited his first picture in the Salon, and for many years continued to paint sacred and classic subjects. His Hercules at the feet of Omphale ; Fentheus pursued hy the Mcenades ; and The Charmer, are among his best works. Jean Hippolyte Flandrin (1809 — 1864), born at Lyons, went to Paris to enter the school of the Beaux-Arts in 1829, where he carried off the grand prize for his picture of Theseus recognizing his Father at a Banquet. In 1832 he went to Rome and became a student in the French school, then presided over by Horace Vernet. The chief works produced by the young artist at this time were a scene from the " Inferno " ; Euripides uniting his Tragedies in a Cavern near Salamis ; and S. Clair first Bishop of Nantes healing the Blind. About 1839 he returned to Paris, and the next few years of his life were devoted to the decoration of churches. Constant Troyon (1810 — 1865) began life as a painter on porcelain. He soon, however, sought a wider field, and in 1833 began to exhibit in the Salon. His Fete at Sevres, and A Corner of the Park at S. Cloud, revealed his peculiar excellences as a landscape painter, but they were surpassed in 1841 by his View in Brittany, and somewhat later by his Going to MarJcet, a small work of the very highest quality. Illustrating his careful study of nature, we may EHA Q Q