Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort

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Panoramic view of the Siege of Gdańsk by French forces in 1807 by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort

Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort (1793–1861) was a French artist who painted in both oil and water colours.[1] The French King Louis-Philippe commissioned several of his works.

Biography

In 1842 Fort exhibited four canvases of battles and sieges at the Salon. They had been ordered by King Louis-Philippe for the "musée historique de Versailles".[2] The following year he was commissioned to produce a view of the royal residence (View of the Palace of Compiègne (1843)).[3]

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