A Life Captured in Bronze and Oil Born in Paris in 1857, Eugène Chaperon lived through an era of profound transformation in the French landscape. He was a man of many disciplines, working as a painter, draftsman, printmaker, and illustrator. His early training took place under the guidance of Isidore Pils and Jean Baptiente Édouard Detaille, masters who understood the weight of history and the precision required to render it. This aca…