Jean-Adrien Guignet


Jean-Adrien Guignet was a French orientalist painter.
Guignet was born in Annecy and grew up in the city of Autun. He was a friend of Hippolyte Michaud. He was a rather popular orientalist painter in his time, and was especially commanded for his Egyptian scenes. He died in Paris.

Works

;Musée des beaux-arts de BeauneSoldat gaulois Agar et Ismaël
;Musée du LouvreCambise et PsamméniteÉpisode de la retraite des Dix-Mille
;Musée des beaux-arts de RouenJoseph expliquant les rêves du pharaon
; Musée RolinXerxes à l'Hellespont
  • ''Autoportrait''