Francine Charderon Explained

Francine Charderon
Birth Date:6 April 1861
Birth Place:Lyon
Nationality:French

Francine Charderon or Françoise-Pauline Chardéron (6 April 1861 – 25 October 1928) was a French portrait painter.Charderon was born in Lyon and trained first under Rey and Loubet, then took lessons with Ernest Hébert and Carolus-Duran in Paris.[1] She opened a studio in Lyons. Her work Sleep was included in the book Women Painters of the World.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00035777 Francine Charderon
  2. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39000/39000-h/39000-h.htm Women Painters of the World