Pierre-Marie Beyle (1838-1902) was born in Lyon. He came to Paris to follow his studies, and in 1865, he became a freelance illustrator, working for five years to humorous periodicals. Then he painted circus scenes, captured along the way while following itinerant troubadours, and presented for the first time his works at the Salon of 1867. Following a trip to Algeria in the 1870s, Beyle sent to the Salon his paintings to be exhibited, including historical events and pictures on the theme : the Casbah of Algiers. At the Salon of 1877, the artist exhibited two paintings, including this one Bazaar, at the Casbah of Algiers and Yamina, a Moorish of Algiers. In 1878, he presented The Adornment of the bride. The Parisian painter then focused on Normandy, where his main subjects were the Dieppe coast and the lives of fishermen. Beyle participated in the Universal Exhibition of 1900 and still sent works to the Salon until 1902.