Surname: Pearce Forename(s): Charles Sprague b. 13 October 1851. d. 18 May 1914. Nationality: American. VIAF.
Painter and illustrator. Born in Boston. Specialized in genre scenes, hsitorical subjects,
religious subjects, figures, and portraits. Moved to Paris in 1873 and studied with
Léon Bonnat. Travelled to Egypt and Algiers (1874-1875). Settled on a farm in Auvers-sur-Oise,
France. Awarded the Chevalier of the Order of King Leopold, Belgium (1866) and Chevalier
of the Légion d’Honneur, France (1894). Helped organize the American art exhibition
at the Antwerp World Fair in 1894. Biographical information: Benezit. (AC, CC)