Early Life, Family and Training Born in Paris, France, on 29 July 1830, Cornelia Scheffer entered a world deeply shaped by the creative spirit of her father, the artist Ary Scheffer. Her earliest years were spent away from the bustling streets of the capital, as she was initially raised in the quiet of the countryside. This early seclusion was interrupted when she reached the age of six, at which time she was entrusted to the care of her paternal grandmother, Cornelia Scheffer-Lamme. As she grew, the pull of her father's vocation became an inescapable part of her daily life. She spent much…