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Jaques Tissot was born in 1836 and died in 1902. He lived a full life and was usually surrounded by one controversy or other. The controversy usually related to his art although there were a few personal controversies. He loved to paint women in costumes, and many critics thought this was simply a bad reflection on the nouveau-rich. These criticisms did not seem to matter to him. He was an enigmatic man who made friends easily and an excellent host who entertained often. His shrewd commercial instincts that he learned form his father stood with him all of his life. He was able to produce an income almost anywhere.

Lawrence lived a passion for art all of his life. He showed potential from an early age, but is not classed as a child prodigy, as he did not attend any formal “master classes” until he was sixteen years of age. He trained in Antwerp under landscape artists and excelled in his work. He did not win many prizes as a young man, but he simply pursued his passion until the results followed.

Below is a very short list of his works, listed in date order.

William Bouguereau was born, in 1835 in La Rochelle in the Atlantic Coast of France. He showed interest and talent in painting at an early age. Whilst still at school he excelled in art classes and built up a solid understanding of the proper principles.

Jean Leon Gerome was born in 1834 in Versoul, France, not far from the border with Switzerland. His father was a goldsmith and his mother was from a merchants family. Jean-Leon was a high achieving academic student, receiving prizes in chemistry, physics and art. He completed school in 1840 and was sent to Paris to study with Paul Delaroche, an interesting individual who was a sought after teacher. His ways were rigorous. Mornings were taken up with drawing form a model and the afternoons were for private study in sketching or drawing countryside or street scenes.