Timeline

1807

Born August 20 in Bordeaux

1823

Began an apprenticeship in painting on porcelain at a china factory in Paris,

1831

First Salon entry: Scene Amour

1833

Frequented Fontainebleau Forest for years to come

1835

Visited Barbizon for the first time

1836

Met Rousseau and entered a painting featuring Fontainebleau Forest in the Salon

1848

Won a first-class medal from the Salon and received the Legion d’honneur

1859

Stopped showing at the Salon

1863

Made the acquaintance of a new generation of painters including Claude

1869

Summered in Etretat and painted seascapes in the company of Gustave

1870–1871

Sought refuge in Brussels during the Franco-Prussian War

1876

Died November 18 in the Mediterranean resort of Mentone