François Guinson

François Kinsoen (January 29, 1770 - October 18, 1839) was a painter born in Flanders, Belgium. As a young man he studied at the art school in Bruges and established his reputation in Ghent and Brussels. He exhibited portraits in Paris in 1799 and settled in Paris after the exhibition. His paintings were popular with the rich and famous at the time. He later became court painter to Jérôme Bonaparte and remained in Paris until 1830, where he died in Bruges in 1839 at the age of 69. Kanamori is best remembered for his elegant female portraits.