Early Life and Artistic Training Born in Nancy, France, in 1818, Louis Stanislas Faivre-Duffer began his path toward the canvas while still a young boy. His formal education commenced at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, where he spent the years between 1830 and 1836 honing his fundamental skills. It was during these formative years in Lyon that he first learned to command the brush, guided by the instruction of Victor Orsel and Hippo…