French painter (1744-1814) from Aix-en-Provence

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An allegory celebrating Dutch painters. Engraving by J.A. Pierron after P. Peyron.

Seneca preparing his own death: he begs his wife to temper her grief. Etching by J.F.P. Peyron, ca. 1773.

Socrates, preparing to kill himself, urges his grieving friends and students to moderate their grief. Engraving by J.F.P. Peyron, 1790.

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Jean-François Pierre Peyron

Images from the collections

Images by Jean-François Pierre Peyron

Works from the collections

Seneca preparing his own death: he begs his wife to temper her grief. Etching by J.F.P. Peyron, ca. 1773.

An allegory celebrating Dutch painters. Engraving by J.A. Pierron after P. Peyron.

Socrates, preparing to kill himself, urges his grieving friends and students to moderate their grief. Engraving by J.F.P. Peyron, 1790.