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Musin Francois Etienne (Ostend, 1820 - Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 1888) Francois Etienne Musin was a Belgian painter specializing in seascapes. He received his first drawing lessons from Michel Van Cuyck and Francois-Antoine Bossuet. Read the full biography

Musin Francois Etienne (Ostend, 1820 - Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 1888) Francois Etienne Musin was a Belgian painter specializing in seascapes. He received his first drawing lessons from Michel Van Cuyck and Francois-Antoine Bossuet. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated after winning a gold medal in 1835. He continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he studied under Francois-Joseph Navez. In 1840 he began to exhibit and in 1842 he moved permanently to Brussels, completing his studies the following year. His career was boosted when King Leopold I bought two of his paintings in 1845.