Augustin Thierriat, (1789-1870) 15,6x20,2,... Lot 6

Augustin Thierriat, (1789-1870) 15,6x20,2, signed in ink 00 Augustin Thierriat, painter and curator of the museums of Lyon. After the Terror, Augustin Thierriat, an orphan, was placed with a family friend, Alexis Grognard, who encouraged him to collect all sorts of objects. A student at the Lyon School of Fine Arts, he became a painting teacher at this establishment in 1823 and founded a specific school for designers of flowers and patterns for the Lyon textile industry. In 1830, he was appointed curator of the museums of Lyon.