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Briton Riviere

1840–1920

Beyond Man’s Footsteps exhibited 1894
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Biography

Briton Rivière (14 August 1840 – 20 April 1920) was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He exhibited a variety of paintings at the Royal Academy, but devoted much of his life to animal paintings.

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  • The Miracle of the Gaderene Swine

    Briton Riviere
    1883
  • Giants at Play

    Briton Riviere
    1882
  • Companions in Misfortune

    Briton Riviere
    1883
  • A Blockade Runner

    Briton Riviere
    1888
  • Sympathy

    Briton Riviere
    c.1878
  • Beyond Man’s Footsteps

    Briton Riviere
    exhibited 1894
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