Alexandre-Marie Guillemin was a French genre painter. He studied under Antoine-Jean Gros and in 1861 he was awarded the Legion of Honour.
He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1840, and he won medals there in 1841 and 1845. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1861.
He was principally an artist of genre scenes. His favoured subjects being those of peasant life although he also painted the Bourgeoisie in particular from the Breton region.
He died in Bois-le-Roi on the 24th October 1880.
