Jeanniot peignant la Ligne de feu (Jeanniot painting the Line of Fire),1886. Émile Friant (French, R
Jeanniot peignant la Ligne de feu (Jeanniot painting the Line of Fire),1886. Émile Friant (French, Realism, 1863-1932). Watercolor. Musée Lorrain, Nancy.Friant painted Le petit Friant at the age of 15. It was exhibited in Nancy and quickly became the center of public intrigue. The municipal council granted him permission to travel to Paris a year later. There, he studied under Alexandre Cabanel, who tutored him in creating oil sketches of historical works. In 1882, Aime Morot, a friend of Friant, encouraged him to debut two of his works at the Salon. -- source link
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