Charles-François Daubigny

Charles-François Daubigny (/ˈdbɪnji/ DOH-bin-yee, US: /ˌdbnˈj, dˈbnji/ DOH-been-YEE, doh-BEEN-yee, French: [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa dobiɲi]; 15 February 1817  19 February 1878) was a French painter, one of the members of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of impressionism.

Charles-François Daubigny
Photograph by Nadar
Born(1817-02-15)15 February 1817
Paris, France
Died19 February 1878(1878-02-19) (aged 61)
Paris, France
Known forPainting
MovementBarbizon school

He was also a prolific printmaker, mostly in etching but also as one of the main artists to use the cliché verre technique.

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