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MOIGNIEZ, JULES (1835-94). BORN AND DIED AT SENLIS (OISE), WHERE HE COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. THE SON OF A METAL GILDER, HE STUDIED IN PARIS UNDER COMOLéRA. MOIGNIEZ HELD GREAT FAVOUR WITH THE BRITISH MARKET, AND IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT OVER HALF HIS CONSIDERABLE OUTPUT WAS EXPORTED INTO ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. HE EXHIBITED THIRTY WORKS AT THE SALON BETWEEN 1859-92.