Figurative painter of the School of Paris, is renowned for his luminous and poetic landscapes. Winner of numerous distinctions, he has captured the essence of his native Normandy, from the banks of the Seine to the sunny beaches. His work, full of emotion and serenity, evokes the magic of light and colors. Appointed Official Painter of the Navy in 1973.

French romantic and realist painter.

He was born in 1814 in Sierck-les-Bains (57), he died in Le Havre in 1892.

François-Louis LANFANT, known as LANFANT DE METZ, The artist attached to his native region but having worked mainly in Paris, he distinguished himself as a talented painter of the 19th century, mixing in his works a romantic and realist vein. Coming from a modest family and self-taught at the beginning, he developed a passion for art very early on.