About Charles Bance
Lived 1771 – 1863 (aged 91). Charles Bance was a French printmaker, editor and printseller.
Charles Bance (27 April 1771 - 20 January 1863) was a French engraver, publisher and print dealer, known as Bance the Younger.
Life He and Jacques-Louis Bance (1761–1847; known as Bance the Elder) born in Claville to Charles Bance and Marie Anne Grandhomme - both brothers became engravers, publishers and print dealers.
Charles junior set up a print studio on rue Saint-Séverin, not far from Jacques-Louis'. He married Thérèse Firmin. He died at home on rue Portefoin in Paris and is buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
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Who was Charles Bance?
French engraver (1771–1863)
When was Charles Bance born?
Charles Bance was born on 27 April 1771 in Claville.
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Charles Bance died on 20 January 1863 in Paris, Rue Portefoin.
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Charles Bance was a printmaker, editor and printseller.
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Charles Bance was French.
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