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PAINTERS ATTACHED TO THE MUSEUM. 



M. Redoute (Henry Joseph), born at Saint-Hubert in 1762, brother 

 to the former. 



He accompanied the expedition to Egypt, and executed more 

 than 60 drawings for the great work which was the result of' it ; 

 many of his designs are found in the portfolios of the Museum. 



M. Dewailly (Peter Francis), born at Paris in 1775; professor of 

 drawing at the royal conservatory of arts and trades ; after a successful 

 competition he was named painter of the Museum at the death of 

 M. Marechal in iSo3, and has added to the collection of drawings 

 such living animals as were designated by the professor of zoology. 



M. Bessa (Pancracius), born at Paris in 1772 ; named painter to the 

 Museum in March iSaS. 



His principal works are : the drawings for the 5o last numbers of 

 DuhamePs Tralte des arbres; those in the first 76 numbers de I'Herbier 

 de I' amateur ; one half of the figures comprised in the first 20 numbers 

 of Ferussac's works on shells ; a considerable number of his drawings 

 are met with in the work on Egypt and many other productions, in 

 which he has displayed great ability. In 1816 H. R. H. the duchess 

 of Berry named him her painter of flowers, and since December 1820 

 he has had the honour of teaching her the art. 



M. Meunier (John Baptist), born at Orleans in 1786 ; named painter 

 to the Museum in April i8a3. 



Has executed a great number of drawings for the work on Egypt ; 

 those on entomology in Olivier's work and in M. Latreille's Genera ; 

 the drawings of Crustacea and trilobites in the work MM. Brongniart 

 and Desmarest published jointly ; and several no less important draw- 

 ings all very remarkable for their accurate representation of nature. 



LIBRARIAN. 



M. Toscan (George), born at Grenoble in 1756; appointed librarian 

 in 1794. 



The Friend of nature, or interresting observations on different objects 

 of nature and art, i vol. 8, 1800 ; Translation of Spallanzani's work, 

 intitled Travels in Sicily and in several parts of the Appennines, 6 vol. 

 8 ; principal author of articles on natural history in the Philosophical 

 and litterary Decade. 



