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Troyon

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[trwa-yawn] / trwaˈyɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Constant 1813–65, French painter.


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It is perhaps from that excellent fellow Mauve that I have inherited a boundless admiration for Meissonier; Mauve was endless in his praise for Troyon and Meissonier – a strange combination.

From The Guardian

Troyon Butler had 11 rebounds and eight of the Warriors’ 19 turnovers.

From Washington Times

His current location, on the rue Troyon near the Arc de Triomphe, will be turned into a restaurant specializing in seafood; last month he opened an oyster bar in a sliver of a space across the street.

From New York Times

"The Beach at Trouville," by the lately deceased painter, Troyon, 4,000 francs, and "Feeding the Poultry," by the same, 4,850 francs.

From Project Gutenberg

French landscape art has lost one of its chief illustrators in the person of Constant Troyon, who died in the latter part of March, aged about fifty-two.

From Project Gutenberg