About The Artist:
Henri Joseph Harpignies
Born into a bourgeois family of Belgian descent who established a sugar beet factory, Henri Joseph Harpignies became seriously interested in painting during an extended trip through France in 1838. However, he first worked as a sales agent until 1848, when he entered the studio of landscape painter Jean-Alexis Achard (1807-1884). Harpignies traveled to Crémieu and Brussels with Achard but decided to return home upon the outbreak of the...
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About The Medium:
Watercolor
A paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color.