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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña Biography
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1807
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Born August 20 in Bordeaux
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1823
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Began an apprenticeship in painting on porcelain at a china factory in Paris,
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1831
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First Salon entry: Scene Amour
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1833
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Frequented Fontainebleau Forest for years to come
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1835
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Visited Barbizon for the first time
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1836
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Met Rousseau and entered a painting featuring Fontainebleau Forest in the Salon
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1848
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Won a first-class medal from the Salon and received the Legion d’honneur
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1859
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Stopped showing at the Salon
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1863
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Made the acquaintance of a new generation of painters including Claude
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1869
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Summered in Etretat and painted seascapes in the company of Gustave
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1870 - 1871
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Sought refuge in Brussels during the Franco-Prussian War
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1876
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Died November 18 in the Mediterranean resort of Mentone
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