ID
2188
Nationality
French
Occupation
Painter
Artist
Summary
Born and died at Montpellier; deafened by an accident at age 2 1/2. Student at the Paris Institution; paintings are in the Museums of Versailles and Montpellier. Noted for his historical paintings, including Last Moments of the Abbe de l'Epee. Surname also sometimes spelled "Peyson", with one "s".
References
Notable Deaf Persons, p.53-54; The Frat, v.37 n.4, Nov. 1939, p.3; Looking Back, p.82-83; Benezit, Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres..., 1976, vol.8, p.271.
Dates
21 March 1807-13 January 1877