Carolus-Duran

Born Charles Auguste Émile Durand in 1837, Carolus-Duran began his artistic journey with early drawing lessons in Lille before moving to Paris in 1853, where he adopted his distinctive professional name. His early work, influenced by the Realism of Gustave Courbet, saw its first exhibition at the Salon in 1859. A pivotal scholarship from his hometown allowed him to travel to Rome and Spain from 1862 to 1866. It was during this period that he shifted away from Courbet's style…