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François Français

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Joseph François Français was a French mathematician. François Français worked extensively on differential calculus. He developed on the previous work of Jean-Robert Argand on complex numbers.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (6)

Forest at Clisson

1890 · Pen and ink, brush and wash heightened with white

Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (31.8 × 23.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gathering Olives at Tivoli

1868 · Oil on canvas

83 3/4 x 51 5/8 in. (212.7 x 131.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of the Château of Pierrefonds

1865 · pen and black ink, brush and black and gray wash, and graphite, heightened with white gouache

Sheet: 42.2 x 56.2 cm (16 5/8 x 22 1/8 in.); Matted: 54.6 x 67.3 cm (21 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

After the Shower

1830 · lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

Jeanne, the Redhead, from "The Songs of Béranger"

1829 · Intaglio

Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manuel's Tomb, from "The Complete Works of Béranger"

1829 · Intaglio

Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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6 published of 6 catalogued · 6 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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After the Shower
1830 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
View of the Château of Pierrefonds
1865 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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