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Mayor, Christophe Élysée  

Swiss, 19th – 20th century, male.

Born 2 January 1837, in Geneva; died 12 April 1914, in Paris.

Enameller, potter, archaeologist.

Christophe Mayor was a pupil of Hébert, Glardon and Lamunière. He worked in Paris, London and, from 1863, in Geneva, where he taught ceramics at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts....

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Sumner, George Heywood Maunoir  

British, 19th – 20th century, male.

Born 14 October 1853, in Old Alresford; died 21 December 1940, in South Gorley.

Engraver (etching), illustrator, textile designer, archaeologist. Scenes with figures.

George Heywood Maunoir Sumner trained as a lawyer but chose to pursue a career in art. He lived and worked in London, where he played an important role in the revival of wood engraving. He was a member of the Fitzroy Picture Society, through whom he published reproductions of his prints. He exhibited in London from ...