A Life Between Borders The year is 1802. In Trier, within the Sarre Department of France, Charles Joseph Auguste Migette enters the world as the son of Jean Michel Migette and Antoinette Neufforg. The landscape of his early childhood shifts abruptly in 1814. As the French Empire collapses, the family retreats to Metz. This move defines him. Before he ever touches a brush with intent, he works as a supply hand for the Army, a gritty reality far removed from the studios of Paris. By 1818, the focus shifts toward the art school in Metz. He studies there with a singular drive, eventually gradua…