Artist
Hugues Merle
Timeline
1822
AprHugues Merle was born on April 28, 1822, in La Sône, France.1
1847
Hugues Merle began exhibiting his works at the Salon (Paris) in 1847.1
1862
The art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel started buying paintings by Merle in 1862.1
1866
Hugues Merle was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1866.1
1871
Hugues Merle's painting The Lunatic of Étretat was created in 1871.1
1881
Hugues Merle died in Paris in 1881, at the age of 58–59.1