Auguste_Mayer

Auguste Étienne François Mayer

Auguste Étienne François Mayer

French painter

Auguste Étienne François Mayer (Brest, 1805 - Brest, 1890) was a French painter.

The French corvette La Recherche close to Bear Island, Svalbard, August 7, 1838

He was specialised in naval motives. He participated on several Arctic expeditions, thus reflected in his collection of artwork.

Mayer taught drawing at the École Navale.

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