early life and training charles marie bouton, a french painter, was born on may 16, 1781, in paris. he received his training under the tutelage of renowned artists jacques-louis david, jean-victor bertin, and the first french panorama painter pierre prévost. artistic innovations bouton's work was characterized by his focus on perspective and the art of distributing light. this led to his involvement in the invention of the diorama, a scenographic entertainment that utilized immense paintings, colored lights, and natural light to create realistic climatic and temporal effects. alongside louis-…