Charles Olivier de Penne was born in Paris on January 11, 1831. He received his formal art training under Léon Cogniet (1974-1880), the history and portrait artist, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and continued his studies with Charles Emile Jacque (1813-1894), the Realist and Barbizon painter.
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