Family tree of Achille EMPERAIRE
Painter
Born Jean Joseph Achille EMPERAIRE
French painter
Born on September 16, 1829 in Aix-en-Provence, France , France
Died on January 8, 1898 in Aix-en-Provence, France
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From 1857 onwards, he would often go to Paris and started attending Thomas Couture's school there. Adamant to make the grade, he would ask for help anywhere, undaunted by the prospect of living in the streets. He even wrote in his letters, 'When occasionally I can spend 80 centimes on a meal, it feels like an orgy.
... Achille Empéraire was born as a dwarf and a hunchback, in Aix-en-Provence. He took drawing lessons in Aix from 1844 to 1856.
From 1857 onwards, he would often go to Paris and started attending Thomas Couture's school there. Adamant to make the grade, he would ask for help anywhere, undaunted by the prospect of living in the streets. He even wrote in his letters, 'When occasionally I can spend 80 centimes on a meal, it feels like an orgy.
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