Early Life and Artistic Training Aimée Thibault entered the world in Bordeaux, France, on 2 January 1784. Her arrival was marked by her baptism just a day later, on 4 January. In those early years, the foundations of her future craft were quietly laid, though the path of a female painter in such an era required both discipline and the guidance of established masters. Her talent was nurtured under the watchful eyes of Étienne-Charles…