Charles Émile Auguste Durant, who rebaptised himself Carolus-Duran, was born in Lille. In 1853, he moved to Paris, where he made the acquaintance of such artists as Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet and Henri Fantin-Latour. He won the Wicar Prize in 1862, an achievement that enabled him to spend four years studying in Italy. He then settled in Paris, where he concentrated on producing portraits of the high society of the Third Republic (1870-1940).
Charles Émile Auguste Durant, who rebaptised himself Carolus-Duran, was born in Lille. In 1853, he moved to Paris, where he made the acquaintance of such artists as Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet and Henri Fantin-Latour. He won the Wicar Prize in 1862, an achievement that enabled him to spend four years studying in Italy. He then settled in Paris, where he concentrated on producing portraits of the high society of the Third Republic (1870-1940).
