Jean-Francois Soiron (1756-1812), was born in Geneva on 18 August 1756. He was apprentice to Jacques Teulon in Geneva where he entered in partnership with D. Frainet and E. Fregent and later became partner of Grand who came from Holland. hi 1796, his partner was L.A. Fabre, just before leaving for Paris were he set-up on his own in 1800. At the .Salon de Paris in 1800 he exhibited three portr aits and a vase of flowers; in 1804 several portraits were exhibited in the same Salon and in 1806 a fine portrait of Napoleon riding his horse and one of Vivan- Denon; in 1808 he exhibited portraits of Napoleon and Josephine and several enamel paintings and, for the last time in 1810, portraits and enamel scenes. He was short of money and of ill-health during the last two years of his life.