text: Alfred Sisley ( 30 October 1839 -- 29 January 1899 ) was an French-born English Impressionist landscape painter who was born , and spent most of his life , in France .
simplified: Alfred Sisley ( 30 October 1839 -- 29 January 1899 ) was an English Impressionist landscape painter . He was born , and spent most of his life , in France .