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Narcisse Berchère

French painter and engraver (1819–1891)

Narcisse Berchère (11 September 1819, Étampes - 20 September 1891, Asnières-sur-Seine) was a French painter and engraver; best known for his Orientalist works.

Biography

His initial studies were at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, with Charles-Caïus Renoux. Later, he worked in the studios of Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond.

He spent much of his working life in Paris; making extended trips to Provence and Spain, and specializing in landscapes.

He visited Egypt, Asia Minor and the Greek archipelago from 1849 to 1850 and sent his first paintings to the Salon from Greece.

Attributed to Abraham Bloemaert (Gorinchem 1566-1651 Utrecht).

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In January 2016 Christies in London held the auction 19th Century European Art, which included the work A Procession In Cairo by Narcisse Berchère.

The 19th Century European Art sale at Christie's South Kensington on 20 January 2016 will showcase the influence of French Belle-Epoque.

In 1856, he returned to Egypt and crossed the Sinai desert with his friend, the painter Léon Belly. They were then joined by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Auguste Bartholdi; setting out on an expedition up the Nile Valley that October.

Four years later, Ferdinand de Lesseps entrusted him to create a series of paintings, tracing the different stages in the