Early Life, Family and Training Eugène Blery was born in 1805 in Fontainebleau, France. He grew up within a military family, a setting defined by the structured discipline of his father’s profession. His father spent his days teaching mathematics and fortifications at the local military school. This environment of precise measurements and defensive structures shaped the surroundings of his youth. As the school moved in 1808, the family relocated to Saint-Cyr, where Blery spent his formative years at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. His path eventually moved toward the visual arts…