Musée No:379.011 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm John Curtis (1791 –1862) was

John Curtis (1791 –1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator

His prints sold well

Nihonga was a movement in the early 1900s with the aim of updating and developing a more modern Japanese style but in keeping with the traditional Japanese conventions and techniques

Date: 1865

Musée No:379.011 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm John Curtis (1791 –1862) wasBeing Pensive Artist: Edward Harrison May Date: 1862 Edward Harrison May Jr. (1824 1887) was an English American painter who spent much of his career in Paris. May was born in England and taken to America in 1834. He trained in civil engineering, then turned to art, studying with Daniel Huntington. He exhibited at the National Academy in 1844. In 1851 May moved permanently to Paris. He trained with Thomas Couture and produced historical and genre