Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808–1865), was a Portuguese-American painter.
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He was born in Porto, Portugal and emigrated to Philadelphia where he lived and worked until 1842 before moving to St. Louis.[1]
He died in St. Louis, Missouri on 22 August 1865.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Manuel Joachim de Franca in the RKD
- 2 artworks by or after Manuel Joachim de Franca at the Art UK site
- Manuel Joachim de Franca on Artnet
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