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Charles-Amable Lenoir
French painter
Charles-Amable Lenoir (22 October – ) was a Frenchpainter. Like his mentor, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, he was an academic painter and painted realistic portraits as well as mythological and religious scenes.
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His artistic career was so prestigious that he won the Prix de Rome twice and was awarded the Légion d'honneur.[1]
Biography
Lenoir was born in Châtellaillon, a small town just outside La Rochelle.
His mother was a seamstress and his father was a customs officer. When he was young, his father was reassigned and the family moved to Fouras. He did not start out in life as an artist, but instead began his education at a teachers' college in La Rochelle.
Upon graduation, he worked as a teacher and supervisor at the lycée in Rochefort.[1][2]
In August he was accepted into the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He also joined the Académie Julian where he was a student of William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Ton