The Painter of Troyes In the quiet streets of Troyes, a city where tradition and art have long walked hand in hand, Pierre Guillaume Cossard began his life. Born in 1720, he was the son of Guillaume II Cossard, a man who already understood the weight of a brush and the discipline of the craft. This lineage of talent meant that the language of color and form was spoken within his very home. He grew up in an environment where art was not…