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'''John F. Francis''' (1808–1886), born in Philadelphia, Francis is best known for his luncheon and dessert [[Still life]] paintings. Francis’s paintings can be viewed in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Newark Art Museum, and the Shelburne Museum, Vermont.

'''John F. Francis''' (1808–1886) was born in Philadelphia. Francis is best known for his luncheon and dessert [[Still life]] paintings. Francis’s paintings can be viewed in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the [[Museum]] of Fine Arts, Boston, the

Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Newark Art Museum, the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], New York City and the Shelburne Museum, Vermont.

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Francis’ favorite subject in the 1860s was of luncheon feasts, showing a table spread with desserts, fruit and silver. [http://www.caldwellgallery.com/bios/francisbio.html]

Francis initiated the revitalization of still life painting. He was largely a self-taught artist, producing some of [[Best American Still Life Painters|America’s most important still lifes]]. His favorite subject in the 1860s was of luncheon feasts, showing a table spread with desserts, fruit and silver. [http://www.caldwellgallery.com/bios/francisbio.html]

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