Artist

Manuel Joachim de Franca

American, 1808–1865

Manuel Joachim de Franca was an American Realism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Brooklyn Museum. Manuel Joachim de Franca was born in Funchal.

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Manuel Joachim de Franca (1808 – August 22, 1865), was a Portuguese-American painter. He was born in Porto, Portugal and emigrated to Philadelphia where he lived and worked until 1842 before moving to St. Louis. Whilst is St. Louis, he befriended William J. Hinchey and allowed for Hinchey to establish himself there. He died in St. Louis, Missouri on August 22, 1865.

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