Ferdinand Cheval

Ferdinand Cheval, often nicknamed Facteur Cheval, was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal in Hauterives, in southeastern France. It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.

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Who was born first?

• Ferdinand Cheval and John Atkinson Grimshaw were born the same year
• Ferdinand Cheval and Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer were born the same year
• Ferdinand Cheval and Lawrence Alma-Tadema were born the same year
• Ferdinand Cheval and Henri Fantin-Latour were born the same year
• Ferdinand Cheval and Winslow Homer were born the same year

Timeline

1. Ferdinand Cheval (this page)April 19, 1836 – August 19, 1924
2. Gustavo Adolfo BécquerFebruary 17, 1836 – December 22, 1870
3. Henri Fantin-LatourJanuary 25, 1836 – August 25, 1904
4. John Atkinson GrimshawSeptember 6, 1836 – October 13, 1893
5. Lawrence Alma-TademaJanuary 8, 1836 – June 25, 1912
6. Winslow HomerFebruary 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910

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