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Henri Fantin-Latour

French painter and printmaker (1836-1904)

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Born
January 25, 1836
Died
August 25, 1904
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1836

About Henri Fantin-Latour

Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi fɑ̃tɛ̃ latuʁ]; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers. After his first Salon submissions were rejected in 1859, Fantin-Latour began exhibiting with his friend Édouard Manet and the future Impressionists Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet. In addition to his realistic paintings, Fantin-Latour created imaginative lithographs inspired by the music of some of the great classical composers. Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation:; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.

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  1. Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation:; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
  2. After his first Salon submissions were rejected in 1859, Fantin-Latour began exhibiting with his friend Édouard Manet and the future Impressionists Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet.

The world when Henri Fantin-Latour was born

Henri Fantin-Latour was born in 1836. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBattle of the Alamo — Texas declares independence
  • Technology milestoneMorse code developed
  • World population~1.16B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population15.4M

1836 versus 2026

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Measure18362026
Population15.4M341 million

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