About Joseph Coiny
Lived 1795 – 1829 (aged 33). Joseph Coiny was a French engraver.
Joseph Coiny (1795, Paris -1829) was a French engraver. He was the son of the engraver Jacques Joseph Coiny. He won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1816.
Biography Joseph Coiny was born on September 3, 1795, in Paris. He was the son of engraver Jacques Joseph Coiny, with whom he began his studies, before becoming a pupil of François-Louis Gounod and Bervic.
He won the Prix de Rome in engraving in 1816.
Among his works are The Creation of Eve, based on Michelangelo, and numerous portraits.
Joseph Coiny died on August 1, 1829, in his hometown.
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Who was Joseph Coiny?
French painter, printmaker, and metalworker, 1795-1829
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Joseph Coiny was born on 3 September 1795 in Paris.
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Joseph Coiny died on 1 August 1829 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Joseph Coiny's occupation?
Joseph Coiny was an engraver.
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Joseph Coiny was French.
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