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John F Francis (1808-1886) 
Aliases: John F. Francis; John-F. Francis
Professions: Painter
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- John F. Francis 1808-1886 , Still Life: Yellow Apples and Chestnuts Spilling from a Basket oil on canvas
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JOHN F. FRANCIS
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF READER'S DIGEST JOHN F. FRANCIS 1808-1886 STILL LIFE: STRAWBERRIES
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John F. Francis (1808-1886)
Biography: Francis
(b philadelphia, pa, 13 aug 1808; d jeffersonville, pa, 15 nov 1886). american painter. beginning as an itinerant portrait painter in rural pennsylvania, he produced works including flattering, colourful portraits of his sisters in the style of thomas sully, often incorporating small still-life details (e.g. three children , 1840; boston, ma, mus. f.a.). he abandoned portraiture after 1850 to concentrate exclusively on still-life subjects in the tradition of the peale family.
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