Early Life and Education Born: Marie Anne Caroline Quivoron, December 1, 1840, Argenton-en-Landunvez, Brittany, France Died: January 17, 1916 Early life marked by instability due to her father's death and subsequent remarriage of her mother. Received initial art lessons from M. Auguste Vassort, an old painter who restored paintings. Studied under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, a prominent Neoclassical painter, gaining valuable technical skills but also experiencing his doubts about women's artistic capabilities. Artistic Development and Impressionism Initially pa…