1831-1903. French Impressionist painter, born
in the West Indies. He went to Paris in 1855,
met Corot, then Monet, and became a leading
member of the Impressionists. He experimented
with various styles, including Pointillism,
in the 1880s. His son Lucien Pissarro
(1863-1944) worked in the same style for a
time. He lived in the UK from 1890.