Auguste Étienne François Mayer
Auguste Étienne François Mayer was a painter (1805–1890).
Also recorded as Auguste Etienne François Mayer · Auguste Etienne Mayer · Auguste Mayer · Auguste Etienne Francois Mayer
Auguste Étienne François Mayer
- Born
- 1805 · Brest
- Died
- 1890 · Brest
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · lithographer · printmaker
- Fields
- marine
- Known for
- View from Spitzbergen
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Identity
The recorded working language is French.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine.
Works named in the authority record are View from Spitzbergen.
Work by Auguste Étienne François Mayer is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Finnish National Gallery, Australian National Maritime Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Maritime Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Auguste Étienne François Mayer is recorded as painter, illustrator, lithographer and printmaker.
Dated record
Life and career
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1805
Auguste Étienne François Mayer was born in 1805 at Brest.
1836
Combat glorieux du vaisseau le Bucentaure contre trois vaisseaux anglais (Collections of Musée national de la Marine de Paris).
1840
Evening of the Battle of Navarino (Collections of Musée national de la Marine de Paris).
1850
Marine (Jockey Club de São Paulo).
1872
Auguste Mayer - L'abordage du vaisseau Lord Nelson de 50 canons de 18 par le corsaire bordelais La Bellone de 32 canons de 8, dated 1872.
1890
Auguste Étienne François Mayer died in 1890 at Brest.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2871318: Auguste Étienne François MayerWikimedia Foundation
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The authorities additionally record the headings Auguste Etienne François Mayer, Auguste Etienne Mayer, Auguste Mayer, Auguste Etienne Francois Mayer and A. Mayer. His recorded language was French.
Identity and origins
Mayer, Auguste Étienne François, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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