About Thomas Couture
Lived 1815 – 1879 (aged 63). Thomas Couture was a French painter and teacher.
Thomas Couture (; 21 December 1815 – 30 March 1879) was a French history painter and teacher. He taught many notable contemporary figures of the art world, such as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, John Ward Dunsmore, Karel Javůrek, William Morris Hunt, and Joseph-Noël Sylvestre.
Life Early life and education Couture was born at Senlis, Oise, France. As a child, he sold a sketch for one hundred francs. thumb When he was 11 his family moved to Paris, where he would study at the industrial arts school (École des Arts et Métiers) and later at the École des Beaux-Arts.
He was a student of Baron Antoine Jean-Gros.
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Who was Thomas Couture?
French painter (1815-1870)
When was Thomas Couture born?
Thomas Couture was born on 21 December 1815 in Senlis.
When did Thomas Couture die?
Thomas Couture died on 29 March 1879 in Villiers-le-Bel.
What was Thomas Couture's occupation?
Thomas Couture was a painter and teacher.
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Thomas Couture was French.
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