Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

JulJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was born in Paris on July 16, 1796.¹

When Corot's parents moved into a new residence in 1817, the 21-year-old Corot moved into the dormer-windowed room on the third floor, which became his first studio.¹

Corot remained apprenticed to a draper until the age of 26, when his father consented to him adopting the profession of art.¹

Corot decided to become a painter at the age of 26, and with his father's consent, he pursued a career in art.¹

Corot sent his first paintings to the Paris Salon in 1827.²

Corot traveled in northeast France in 1871 during the Commune, following the Franco-Prussian War.²

FebJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot died in Paris on February 22, 1875, at the age of 78.¹